Day 12 - Duplessis & the Quiet Revolution

Which of the following statements characterizes the postwar period?

• Great demand for consumer goods
• People had more money to spend
• New inventions on the market
• All of these answers are correct

When did the Grande Noirceur occur?

• 1945-1960
• 1914-1918
• 1940-1970
• 1960-1970

Identify the following historical figure.

• Maurice Duplessis
• Robert Bourassa
• Jean Lesage
• Rene Levesque

Which of the following is not true about Duplessis?

• Accepted bribes
• Rigged elections
• Gave contracts to friends
• Improved the economy.

Which of the following currents of thought characterizes Duplessis' economic policies?

• Non-interventionism
• State Interventionism
• Neoliberalism
• Agriculturism

Indicate a problem facing American iron and steel companies in the 1950s.

• U.S. reserves were depleted after WWII
• Quebec resources were depleted after WWII
• Quebec was no longer interested in selling iron ore
• None of these answers are correct

What action was taken by American iron ore companies to deal with their situation?

• Americans invested in Quebec companies
• Americans built railways to Cote Nord
• Americans backed out of the Quebec economy
• Americans annexed Quebec

Which letter indicates the mining area opened during the 1950s to meet the needs of Americans?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What interest group had conflicting relations with the Quebec government in the 1940s & 50s?

• Workers
• Women
• Aboriginals
• Nationalists

How did Duplessis' labour policies affect workers in Quebec?

• Poor working conditions
• Unions were established
• Safer working conditions
• Strikes permitted