Discuss the reasons for the rise of nationalism in Quebec.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the reasons for the rise of Quebec nationalism. Candidates may refer to the Quiet Revolution's contribution to the formulation of a national identity in Quebec, as identity moved from French Canadian to Québécois, and goals of Quebecers started to differ from those of the francophone minority that also lived in Canada. Nationalism grew stronger as Lesage's government promoted social and economic reforms, which empowered the Quebec society. Candidates may examine the impact of the implementation of a welfare state in Quebec in the formulation of a social democratic form of nationalism. Contributions in the expansion of civil service, educational reform, nationalization of business and government sponsoring of the arts may be examined. Candidates may also argue that the rise of the Quebec sovereignty movement was a consequence of the Quiet Revolution, examining the creation of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois in 1968 or actions by the Front de libération du Québec. Both importance and limitations must be clearly indicated but there does not need to be an equal number of/focus on each. Other relevant factors, for example the contribution of the Great Depression and/or the Second World War, may be referred to, but with a focus on the issue in the question.

The question required candidates to offer a considered and balanced review of the reasons for the rise of Quebec nationalism. The question was rarely selected but did produce a few exceptional responses.