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Different Views of History / les vues differents de l'histoire

There were a number of turning points or moments of definition in Canadian history. These points often illustrate the differences in the way history is seen by English and French Canadians. A few of these points are shown below, with accompanying editorials from The Globe (Toronto) and le Devoir (Montreal), or other major newspapers of the day:

Certains dates et �v�nements �taient les virages ou les actes qu ont defini l'histoire canadienne. Ces �venements indiquent souvent les diff�rences en l'int�rpretation d'histoire par les canadienes anglais et les qu�b�cois. Quelques-uns des �v�nements sont not�s dessous par les �ditoriales du Globe (Toronto) ou du Devoir (Montr�al) ou autres journales:

Our different histories / Nos histoires diff�rentes

1760: Conquest: Britain conquers Nouvelle France / la Conqu�te

1837: Rebellion: Canada�s reformers rebel / la r�bellion des patriotes

1867: Confederation: Four provinces unite / Conf�d�ration: l'union de quatres provinces

1870: The First Riel Rebellion/ La 1i�re r�bellion de Riel

1918: World War I: Conscription or Neutrality? / 1�re Guerre Mondiale: La conscription ou la neutralit�?

1976: Parti Quebecois is elected in Quebec / le premi�re election du Parti Qu�b�cois

1991: The Oka Crisis / le crise d'Oka

1995: Referendum 2: Quebec chooses Canada by .5 % / le Qu�bec choisit le Canada par ,5 %