Chapter 3.2: Duplessis Era

Question 1

What years marks the Duplessis Era

Answer 1

1936-39, 1944-59

Question 2

What were Duplessis/Union Nationale’s political view on the economy?

Answer 2

Economic liberalism (province should not intervene in economy)

Question 3

How did the Cold War indirectly help QC’s economy?

Answer 3

Increased industrialization, creating higher demand for raw materials (iron, wood, pulp and paper, aluminium, asbestos)

Question 4

Why did American investors come more and more to QC?

Answer 4

Duplessis praised province’s obedient and diligent workforce, low tax rates, little gov’t intervention

Question 5

Did foreign investors mining iron ore benefit QC during the Duplessis era? Why/why not?

Answer 5

Large deposits in Cote-Nord/Northern QC, being sold at one cent per tonne, did not benefit because it was so cheap

Question 6

Who supported vs opposed Duplessis?

Answer 6

Support: Church, farmers
Opposed: Journalists, unions

Question 7

Why did Duplessis and the Church get along so well?

Answer 7

Collaborated at various levels (ie, opposed federal family allowance program). D encouraged Catholic values and Church encouraged public to vote for him

Question 8

What does “Le ciel est bleu, l’enfer est rouge” signify?

Answer 8

Duplessis slogan, Bleu (Union Nationale/consv.) good, Rouge (liberals) bad

Question 9

What does “La cooperation toujours, l’assimilation jamais” signify?

Answer 9

Duplessis/QC wanted to get along with Canada, but not too much in fear of losing autonomy

Question 10

How did Duplessis strengthen QC’s autonomy?

Answer 10

• Adopt QC flag in 1948
• Implements prov income tax of 15%
• Refuses fed school funding (prov juris)
• Opposed fed unempl insurance

Question 11

Why did Bishop Charbonneau oppose Duplessis?

Answer 11

Supported asbestos workers striking against working in the mines

Question 12

What nickname was Duplessis and his “leadership era” given? Why?

Answer 12

Le chef, La grande noirceur; strong, sometimes violent ways of ruling