Quiet Revolution

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The Quiet Revolution was a period of rapid social, political, and cultural transformation in 1960s Quebec that secularized institutions, expanded the welfare state, and significantly reduced the influence of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Révolution tranquille ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
endTime late 1960s ⓘ
field Canadian history ⓘ
Quebec history ⓘ
hasCause declining authority of the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
defeat of Union Nationale in 1960 ⓘ
desire to modernize Quebec society ⓘ
election of Jean Lesage government ⓘ
perceived economic and social backwardness of Quebec ⓘ
rise of a new francophone middle class ⓘ
hasEffect creation of Hydro-Québec as major public utility ⓘ
creation of a state-run education system ⓘ
emergence of Quebec sovereignty movement ⓘ
expansion of Quebec welfare state ⓘ
expansion of social services in Quebec ⓘ
growth of Quebec public sector ⓘ
increased secularism in Quebec society ⓘ
increased tension in federal–provincial relations in Canada ⓘ
modernization of Quebec bureaucracy ⓘ
nationalization of hydroelectricity in Quebec ⓘ
redefinition of Quebec identity ⓘ
reduction of Church control over education ⓘ
reduction of Church control over health care ⓘ
rise of French-Canadian nationalism as Quebec nationalism ⓘ
rise of Parti Québécois ⓘ
strengthening of francophone economic power ⓘ
hasKeyFeature creation of a modern Quebec state ⓘ
decline of Roman Catholic Church influence ⓘ
educational reform ⓘ
expansion of welfare state ⓘ
growth of Quebec nationalism ⓘ
rapid modernization ⓘ
secularization of institutions ⓘ
state-led economic intervention ⓘ
hasLanguage French ⓘ
hasLeader Jean Lesage ⓘ
hasParticipant Quebec Liberal Party ⓘ
Quebec civil service ⓘ
Quebec labour movement ⓘ
linked to: labour movement

Quebec provincial government ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church in Quebec ⓘ
locatedIn Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
mainLocation Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
religiousContext decline of Catholic Church authority in Quebec ⓘ
startTime 1960 ⓘ
temporalContext 1960s ⓘ

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Jean Lesage → notableWork → Quiet Revolution reforms in Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quiet Revolution
Jean Lesage → significantEvent → Quiet Revolution in Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quiet Revolution
Quebec civil service → historicalPeriod → Quiet Revolution ⓘ
Quebec nationalism → historicalRoot → Quiet Revolution ⓘ
Quebec nationalism → hasKeyEvent → Quiet Revolution ⓘ
Hubert Aquin → movement → Quiet Revolution ⓘ
Judith Jasmin → movement → Quiet Revolution ⓘ
Politics of Quebec → notableEvent → Quiet Revolution ⓘ
Les Automatistes → influenced → Quiet Revolution ⓘ
History of Quebec → includesPhase → Quiet Revolution ⓘ