1.    Most workers in the textile, clothing and rubber industries were women.
2.    American investment in Canada rose from $168 million to $881 million.
3.    In 20 years, the number of butter and cheese factories rose from 160 to 2000.
4.    Americans dominated the automobile, petroleum, rubber, and pulp and paper
       industries.
5.    The majority of workers in Quebec were now unionized.

2. WHICH TWO TEXTS DESCRIBE QUEBEC SOCIETY DURING THE FIRST PHASE  OF
    INDUSTRIALIZATION (1867-1896) ?

1. Large American corporations invested in different regions of Quebec and exploited the
    natural resources.
2. The living and working conditions of workers were poor. Factory workers united to form
     the first unions.
3. Dairy farming (butter and cheese factories) gradually became Quebec's leading
    agricultural activity.
4. The newly established timber industry created seasonal work for woodcutters and
    loggers
5. Sept-Ïles and Baie-Comeau became important iron ore mining centres.

3. WHICH TWO TEXTS DESCRIBE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES THAT TOOK
    PLACE DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION (1867 TO 1896)?

1.    The dairy industry was well adapted to Quebec's climate and provided dairy products
        (milk, butter and cheese) that were in high demand in Quebec's urban centres.

2.    Mining became an important part of the Quebec economy. The focus was on the
       extraction and initial processing of minerals that would be exported.

3.    Houses were built hurriedly to meet the needs of a rapidly growing urban population.
       Most housing lacked an adequate supply of water and an effective sewage system.

4.    Following the stock market crash, the ensuing depression forced workers to accept
       wage reductions averaging 40 percent.

5.    "We have given the women of our province the right to vote because they, as educators
        of the young and of the home, must have a say in everything that directly and indirectly
        affects the welfare of the family." Adélard Godbout

A) 1 and 3                B) 1 and 5                C) 2 and 4                D) 3 and 4
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

4.WHICH ECONOMIC ELEMENT AND WHICH SOCIAL ELEMENT CHARACTERIZE
   QUEBEC DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION (1867-1896)?

ECONOMIC ELEMENTS
1. Foreign investment came mainly from the United States.
2. The food, tobacco, textile and shoe industries developed.
3. Industries were established in most regions of Quebec.

SOCIAL ELEMENTS
4. The majority of workers belonged to unions.
5. The  industrialized cities provided working-class districts with the health services they needed.
6. Women and children working in factories were the worst paid and most exploited workers.

A) 1 and 5                 B) 2 and 4                C) 2 and 6                D) 3 and 5
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

GO ON TO Unit 5: Social Changes in Quebec