1. CHAPTER 10- AGE OF DEMOCRACY AND PROGRESS
WORLD HISTORY
Mr. Taylor
CHAPTER 10- AGE OF DEMOCRACY AND PROGRESS

2. 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

3. DEMOCRATIC REFORM AND ACTIVISM
The first group to demand voting rights was the wealthy middle class- SUFFRAGE!
THE REFORM BILL OF 1832
Lowered property requirements- allowed middle class to vote- increased voting rights by a small %
Modernized the districts- cities more rep.
CHARTIST MOVEMENT- A movement among workers to gain the right to vote
Peoples Charter of 1838
Suffrage for all men
Annual elections
Secret ballot and pay for members of Parliament- progress was slow

4. The Victorian age QUEEN VICTORIA 1837-1901
Longest reign in British history took the throne at the age of 18
VICTORIAN AGE
Britain reached its height of power
Increased the power of Parliament
England was run by the Prime minster and the cabinet

5. WOMENS SUFFERAGE
Some members of Parliament were pushing for Women’s Suffrage.
Read Page 315
1867 Reform Bill- Failed, but almost passed
1900s- Emma Pankhurst WSPU- Militant group-315 (quote)
Women gained the right to vote in Britain

6. Chapter assignment HONORS CLASSES: REGULAR 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

7. THE DREYFUSS AFFAIR- Read Pages315-316
France and democracy
THE THIRD REPUBLIC
France went through a series of Political crises
1875- France established the Third Republic
Lasted over 60 years
France was still divided
THE DREYFUSS AFFAIR- Read Pages
Dreyfuss Affair/ Anti-Semitism/ Emile Zola/ Pogroms/ Zionism/ Theodor Herzl

8. BRITISH COLONIES

9. Self-rule for british colonies
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

10. Australia 1770- Captain James Cook- England 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

12. New zealand NEW ZEALAND
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

13. SELF-GOVERNMENT, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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 Both Australia and New Zealand became dominions of England
Political reforms:
Australian Ballot- Secret ballot
New Zealand- 1893, first country to grant full voting rights for women
Read page Status of the Native Peoples

14. Irish win home-rule 1100s- Pope granted England control over Ireland.
English aristocracy- Irish Resentment
1500s- England passed a series of laws persecuting Irish Catholics
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 both-
Rebellion and Division- Page 321