Quiet Revolution

The Quiet Revolution (Révolution tranquille) was a period of rapid change in Quebec, Canada in the 1960s.

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Quebec - Canada

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Quebec's "Quiet Revolution" was characterized by:

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• The rapid and effective secularisation of society;
• The creation of an État-Providence (welfare state);
• A transformation of the national identity among Francophone Quebecers (from Canadien français to the term Québécois).

The changes were the result of many important transformations within Quebec society. Among those often cited are:

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• Massive investments in the public education system;
• Creation of a Ministry of Education;
• Unionisation of the civil service;
• Provincial government measures meant to increase Quebecers' control over the province's economy;
• Nationalization of electricity production and distribution.
 
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