WORLD HISTORY
Mr. Taylor
CHAPTER 10- AGE OF DEMOCRACY AND
PROGRESS
DEMOCRATIC REFORM AND ACTIVISM
SETTING THE STAGE- Page- 313
 Britain Enacts Reforms
 1600s
England had become a Constitutional
Monarchy
 Parliament held real power- House of Lords and
House of Commons- House of Lords were
appointed- House of Commons were elected
 1800s- only 5% of the population could vote
 Men
who owned a substantial amount of land
 No women could vote
DEMOCRATIC REFORM AND ACTIVISM
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The first group to demand voting rights was the wealthy
middle class- SUFFRAGE!
THE REFORM BILL OF 1832
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Lowered property requirements- allowed middle class to voteincreased voting rights by a small %
Modernized the districts- cities more rep.
CHARTIST MOVEMENT- A movement among workers to gain
the right to vote
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Peoples Charter of 1838
Suffrage for all men
Annual elections
Secret ballot and pay for members of Parliament- progress was
slow
THE VICTORIAN AGE
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QUEEN VICTORIA 18371901
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Longest reign in British
history took the throne at
the age of 18
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VICTORIAN AGE
Britain reached its height of
power
Increased the power of
Parliament
England was run by the
Prime minster and the
cabinet
WOMENS SUFFERAGE
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Some members of
Parliament were
pushing for Women’s
Suffrage.
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1867 Reform Bill- Failed,
but almost passed
1900s- Emma Pankhurst
WSPU- Militant group315 (quote)
1918- Women gained
the right to vote in Britain
CHAPTER ASSIGNMENT
HONORS CLASSES:
 Page
316- #1 (terms), 3,4,5,7,8
 Page 321- #1 (terms), 2,3,4,5,7,8
REGULAR CLASSES:
 Section
1 and 2 Reading Worksheets
FRANCE AND
DEMOCRACY
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THE THIRD REPUBLIC
 1870-1914-
France went through a series of
Political crises
 1875- France established the Third Republic
 Lasted
over 60 years
 France was still divided
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THE DREYFUSS AFFAIR- Read Pages315-316
 Dreyfuss
Affair/ Anti-Semitism/ Emile Zola/
Pogroms/ Zionism/ Theodor Herzl
BRITISH COLONIES
SELF-RULE FOR
BRITISH COLONIES
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CANADA
Setting the stage- 317
French speaking and English
speaking areas- conflict
England gained control in 1763
1791- upper Canada/ Lower
Canada
1839- Durham Report
1867- Dominion of Canada
Canada remained closely tied to
Britain- Westward expansion
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
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1770- Captain James CookEngland
Maori people- New Zealand
Aborigines – Australia
1788- English Penal Colony
British settlement was slow
to develop
1800s- Settlement grew
because of wool, gold and
cheap land
NEW
ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND
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Settlement was much slower in New
Zealand than in Australia
Very quickly recognized the land
rights of the Maori people
1814- Christian missionaries arrive in
New Zealand to Christianize the Maori
people
As settlement increased, Britain
annexed New Zealand in 1939
Appointed a governor and establishes
a land treaty with the Maori
conflict
SELF-GOVERNMENT, AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND
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Mid- 1800s, a both Australia and New Zealand British
settlers started to demand self-rule
1850s- started to establish parliamentary forms of
government
1901- Australian colonies were united under a federal
constitution
Early 1900- Both Australia and New Zealand became
dominions of England
Political reforms:
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Australian Ballot- Secret ballot
New Zealand- 1893, first country to grant full voting rights for
women
Read page- 319- Status of the Native Peoples
IRISH WIN
HOME-RULE
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1100s- Pope granted England
control over Ireland.
English aristocracy- Irish
Resentment
1500s- England passed a series
of laws persecuting Irish Catholics
1801- Act of Union- Made
Ireland part of the United
Kingdom-Irish Rep. in Parliament
GREAT POTATO FAMINE-1840s
Famine and conflict caused 1.5
million immigrants to America
1850s- Independence vs Home
rule
British resisted bothRebellion and Division- Page 321