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Quiet Revolution (other)
The Quiet Revolution (french: Révolution tranquille) refers to a significant period of socio-political and socio-cultural transformation in Quebec, French Canada, particularly in Quebec City, Quebec, following the 1960 Quebec general election, election of 1960. This period was marked by the secularization of the government, the establishment of a state-administered welfare state known as the ''état-providence'', a shift in political alignment toward federalist and Sovereigntism, sovereigntist (or Separatism, separatist) factions, and the eventual election of a pro-sovereignty provincial government in the 1976 Quebec general election, 1976 election. While the Quiet Revolution is often associated with the efforts of the Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Quebec's government led by Jean Lesage (elected in 1960) and, to some extent, Robert Bourassa (elected in 1970 after Daniel Johnson Sr., Daniel Johnson of the Union Nationale (Quebec), Union Nationale in 1966), its profound im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
