How did the Great Darkness impact the province of Quebec?
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The Grande Noirceur (French pronunciation, English, Great Darkness) refers to the regime of conservative policies undertaken by the government of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959.
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- The Grande Noirceur (French pronunciation: , English, Great Darkness) refers to the regime of conservative policies undertaken by the government of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959.
- Proponents believed Confederation would allow a new federal government to make national decisions, while letting individual provinces find local solutions.
- As a self-governing province, Quebec could safeguard French Canadian interests. Confederation would strengthen the wider economy.
- As the only French-speaking region of North America, Quebec is unlike anywhere else on the continent.
- The majority of the population consists of French-Canadians, the descendants of 17th century French settlers who have resisted centuries of pressure to assimilate into Anglo society.
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