Chapter 14: Democracy and Reform
Section1-Reform in Great Britain
Introduction: The British government moved toward greater democracy through evolution rather than revolution.
Democracy and reform
By the 1800s…
British Gov’t not a true democracy in the early 1800s
Political power
Electoral Reforms
Early 1800s-
Whigs-
Apportion-
Tory Party-
1n 1830-
The Reform Act of 1832-
Reform Movements
The Reform Act…
Disenfranchised-
The Chartists-
The Chartists demands-
Chartist submitted…
Anti-Corn Law League-
Since 1815-
Political Parties
Chartists defeated, had little success. Movement faded by the 1850s. Parliament will pass some reforms that Chartists wanted.
One result…
Before 1800…
After 1832-
Political Leadership
Queen Victoria-
Two brilliant Prime Ministers-
Williams Gladstone and his social reforms-
Benjamin Disraeli/Conservative Party
Growth of Democracy
The British government changed in the last quarter of the 1800s as the political influence of the working class, women, and Irish Catholics increased.
Rise of Labor
1884-
Fabian Society-
Fabians favored…
1900-
Labour party-
New legislation backed by the Labour party provided:
1.
2.
3.
4.
A Constitutional Crisis
Higher taxes in the budget of 1909
1911 Parliament Act-
Women Demand Greater Rights
Women wanted political and social equality in the mid 1800s.
Married Woman’s Property Acts of 1870 and 1882
1903-
Suffragettes-
In 1918-
Ten years later…
Ireland
1800s Irish Catholics sought…
1801-
Act of Union
1829-
Irish hatred…
In four years 1 million Irish…
Millions emigrated to…
Charles Stewart Parnell-
1914-
Reasons for Anti British feelings:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chapter 14 section 2
The Dominions
Introduction: Britain…
Canada
Mid 1800s-
Colonial pop.
Loyalist-
1763-French and Indian War
Constitutional Act of 1791-
Canadian Self Government
1838-
1867-
The British North America Act joined:
1st Canadian…
Expanding Canadian Territory
Dominion of Canada…
1869-
Violence between…
Northwest Mounted Police-
1905-
Australia and New Zealand
British colonies-
Australia
Prisoner’s colony
1860-
Aborigines-
Late 18oos-
1901-
New Zealand
1770-
An effort to provide…
1840-
1852-
1907-
Chapter 14 section 3
Political Struggles in France
Introduction: Early 1800s Congress of Vienna sought to reduce France’s might and restore traditional monarchs to their thrones, which clashed with nationalist ideas spreading through Europe.
Clash between old and new ideologies-
Revolt in France
In 1815-
Charles X-
Ultra royalists-
July Ordinances-
July 27, 1830-
By July 29, after Les TroisGlorieuses (Three glorious days)-
The Citizen King
Revolutionary leaders…
Louis Philippe-
“Citizen King”-
The Working-class demanded political reforms:
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The Revolution of 1848
February 22, 1848-
Louis Philippe-
The Revolution of 1848-
The Second Empire
Spring of 1848-
The French Constitution consisted of:
1.
2.
3.
The Rise of Louis Napoleon
December 1848-
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, nephew of ______.
Louis presented himself as a…
Supported:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Louis Napoleon’s support for the Catholic Church created an uproar in Paris.
He used the uproar…
Coup d’état-
Plebiscite-
Second plebiscite-
In 1852 Louis-Napoleon-
He restricted…
The Crimean War
In 1854-
July 1853-
After the Ottoman Empire…
October 1853-
Fall of 1854-
Florence Nightingale-
The 1856 Treaty of Paris:
1.
2.
3.
End of the Empire
July 19, 1870-
September 2-
September 4-
Making Peace with Prussia
New National Assembly-
The Assembly surrendered…
In March…
Parisians…
Gov’t demanded…
The Commune of Paris
Paris workers est…
Civil War broke out-
The Commune of Paris promoted:
1.
2.
3.
May 1871-
The Third Republic
Fall of the commune-
A new constitution in 1875-
The Third Republic’s constitution provided for a ______.
The two houses elected….
Cabinet of ministers-
Post of Premier-
Threats to the Republic
A new government-
General Georges Boulanger-
1889 Boulanger’s supporters…
2nd threat-
The Dreyfus Affair
The 1890s-
1894 Alfred Dreyfus-
In 1899-
Socialists and Catholics-
Chapter 14 section 4: Expansion of the U.S.
During 1800s…
The Young Nation Grows
U.S. gains…
1803-
Napoleon sells…
The U.S. gains more land!
1845-
1846-
1848-
Treaty with Great Britain…
1853-
Gadsden Purchase-
1867-
1898-
Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion brought…
Expansion also brought suffering:
Rise of the U.S.
As Americans…
1856-
An Expanding Economy
Factors of rapid growth of the economy
1.
2.
Industries characterized the North.
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Agriculture…
A Nation Divided
Political and economic differences
Sectionalism-
1860-
South Carolina…
February 8, 1861-
Washington, D.C.-
April 1861-
North 22 mil people
South less industrious…
Challenges for African Amerians
After War…
13th amend-
14th amend-
15th amend-
Southern States imposed…
A New Society
Nation sets out…
Factors that made this possible:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Immigration
Between 1870-1900…
Irish potato famine-
After Civil War-
By 1900-
Ellis Island-
Immigration-West Coast
Late 1800s-
1900s-
Women’s Rights
Women demand equality
1850s-
Suffragists-
1918-
19th amend-
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