HST 511 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Adélard Godbout, Maurice Duplessis, Stock Market
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Module 7: quebec in depression and war, 1930s - 1945. The impact of the great depression and the second world war on federalism and quebec society, economy, and politics. Years between 1930-1945 - turbulent period in quebec mostly because of the great. Affected all aspects of quebec"s society, economy, politics. This period had cultural, ideological, and political ferment in quebec and canada. Period of conflict between tradition and modernity - evident in the cultural outpouring of the depression and in the transformation of nationalism during this period. Liberal reign brought to an end by election of maurice duplessis and new union. Duplessis failed to deliver on the promise of reform and quebecers started to fear conscription at the beginning of the second world war. So he was defeated by liberal government of adelard godbout. Reforms of godbout"s government regarded as precursors to the quiet.