Quiet Revolution

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Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution (French: Révolution tranquille) was the 1960s period of rapid change in QuebecCanada. Quebec's "Quiet Revolution" was characterized by: The rapid and effective secularization of society; The creation of welfare state (État-Providence);The rise of active nationalism among Francophone QuebecoisThe changes were the result of many important transformations within Quebec society. Among those often cited are:Creation of a Ministry of Education and massive investments in the public education system;Unionization of the civil service;Provincial government measures meant to increase Quebecois' control over the province's economy;Nationalization of electricity production and distribution.
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