French English Canadians
Johnjohn Urcia
French and English Relations
Part A:
World War 1 Conscription (1914-1917):
- English Canadians were willing to volunteer to help the British Empire’s battle against Europe
- French Canadians didn’t felt patriotic and determine to help to the war, they felt excluded for having little ties with the mother country unlike English Canadians
- The conscription was introduced and was called the Military Service Act
- Canadian farmers believed that their contributions were enough for the war
- This led to many series of violent events such as protests, injuries and deaths
Duplessis Era (1936-1939, 1944-1959):
- Maurice Duplessis, also known as “The Boss”, was a strong Quebec nationalist and promoted that Quebec is a nation rather than just another Canadian province
- Introduced a new flag for Quebec, which included the French symbol
- French nationalism grew stronger
- He defended the French cultures, such as Roman Catholic Churc
- In his political platform, he vowed to improve working conditions, social insurance programs, as well as a system of a farm credits
- However, his promises backfired and did little to improve economic and social conditions in Quebec
- The Duplessis Era is also known as “The Great Darkness” because of the bribery and corruption during his reign
World War 2 Conscription (1939-1945):
- King vowed to never introduce the conscription just like Borden
- He broke his promise and introduce the conscription from the result of the votes of the Canadians
- French Canadians were obviously against this and were the majority of people that voted no to the conscription
Quiet Revolution (1960s):
- Led by Jean Lesage and his Quebec Liberal Party
- The feeling nationalism grew stronger for French Canadians
- Changed the roles of Francophones in Canada
- Church became less influential
Official Languages Act (1969):
- Canada became bilingual
- English and French were both official two languages
Official Language Act (1974):
- The only official
French and English Relations
Part A:
World War 1 Conscription (1914-1917):
- English Canadians were willing to volunteer to help the British Empire’s battle against Europe
- French Canadians didn’t felt patriotic and determine to help to the war, they felt excluded for having little ties with the mother country unlike English Canadians
- The conscription was introduced and was called the Military Service Act
- Canadian farmers believed that their contributions were enough for the war
- This led to many series of violent events such as protests, injuries and deaths
Duplessis Era (1936-1939, 1944-1959):
- Maurice Duplessis, also known as “The Boss”, was a strong Quebec nationalist and promoted that Quebec is a nation rather than just another Canadian province
- Introduced a new flag for Quebec, which included the French symbol
- French nationalism grew stronger
- He defended the French cultures, such as Roman Catholic Churc
- In his political platform, he vowed to improve working conditions, social insurance programs, as well as a system of a farm credits
- However, his promises backfired and did little to improve economic and social conditions in Quebec
- The Duplessis Era is also known as “The Great Darkness” because of the bribery and corruption during his reign
World War 2 Conscription (1939-1945):
- King vowed to never introduce the conscription just like Borden
- He broke his promise and introduce the conscription from the result of the votes of the Canadians
- French Canadians were obviously against this and were the majority of people that voted no to the conscription
Quiet Revolution (1960s):
- Led by Jean Lesage and his Quebec Liberal Party
- The feeling nationalism grew stronger for French Canadians
- Changed the roles of Francophones in Canada
- Church became less influential
Official Languages Act (1969):
- Canada became bilingual
- English and French were both official two languages
Official Language Act (1974):
- The only official