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An Age of Democracy and Progress, 1815-1914
Chapter 10
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Democratic Reform and Activism
Section 1
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Connection Urbanization and industrialization lead to problems like ______________ People demand reforms -> improve conditions for workers and poor Many begin calling for political reforms Overcrowding, wealthy factory owners, bad living conditions
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Britain’s Reforms Protests lead to British Parliament passing the Reform Bill of > extending suffrage (the right to vote) to the upper middle class Chartists Movement – protests demanding suffrage for all men, pay members of Parliament, and a secret ballot 1884 – nearly all men in Britain can vote
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Women Women gain the right to vote in 1919 (U.S. and G. Britain)
Hunger Strikes
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Revolutionaries wanted the power of ______________ to be limited.
A main goal of the French Revolution, Glorious Revolution of England, and the American Revolution was _____________. Revolutionaries wanted the power of ______________ to be limited. Individual and political rights are now being fought for by ___________________. Political rights and freedoms, limit the power of the church and landowners, women and the Chartists in Britain
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France and Democracy One word to describe France up to this point would be __________________ A republic is a _____________ democracy Third Republic ( ) – France has a republic but monarchists, aristocrats, clergy, and army leaders do not want it To gain more support they scare people Use anti-Semitism (prejudice towards Jews) to make the govt. look weak Frame Alfred Dreyfus, Jewish officer
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Instructions Read primary source and answer questions 1-3
Look up when you are done
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Alfred Dreyfus What happened to Dreyfus during the degradation (humiliation) ceremony? How did Dreyfus react? Do you think Dreyfus was able to convince the crowd of his innocence? Give specific reasons to support your answer? Why was he framed? How did overturning the decision strengthen the fight for individual liberty (freedom)? Why does Zionism develop? How does it affect Jewish emigration? (page. 316) Sword broken in 2, symbols of military rank torn from trousers He proclaimed his innocence No, court found him guilty of treason Anti-Semitism used by army officers to make people scared of Jewish spies and make the democratic govt. look weak A more fair court of law, justice Jews being mistreated, pogroms, leads to creation of Israel and immigration
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Section 2 Self-Rule for British Colonies
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Canada France loses Canada after the French and Indian War
Immigration increases from Britain Dominion = Canada is self-governing domestically (in Canada) but remains a part of the British Empire
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Australia British sea captain (James Cook)claims it in 1770
Penal colony – British prisoners are sent there -> Why? Govt. offers cheap land to encourage migration
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New Zealand 1840 Maori accept British rule -> British recognize their land rights
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Australia and N. Zealand become British dominions
Native peoples are killed, kicked off land, or die from disease N. Zealand = 1893 first country to give voting rights to women (white)
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Ireland Pope grants control of Ireland to English king in 1100s
English limit the rights of Catholics Great Famine = potato fungus -> a million die and 1.5 million leave
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Ireland Some Irish want home rule = local control
1921 – Britain divides Ireland (North = part of Britain and South = dominion) Irish Republican Army (IRA) – want independence -> attack British officials in Ireland 1949 – Northern Ireland controlled by G. Britain -> Ireland = independent
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__________________ was a dominion of Great Britain which meant it could ____________.
The Great ____________ affected the Irish population because _________________.
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How would Irish and American history have been different had the famine never occurred?
1. Relations between Irish and British might have been better, fewer people would have immigrated thus affecting urbanization + labor force politics, and the growth of Catholicism in the U.S.
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War and Expansion in the U.S.
Section 3
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Americans Move West
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Manifest Destiny
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Manifest Destiny Indian Removal Act
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Manifest Destiny Indian Removal Act
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War with Mexico - Texas
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War with Mexico
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Civil War Southern economy relies on cotton
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Civil War Stop the spread of slavery
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Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Reconstruction
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Postwar Economy
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19th Century Progress Section 4
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Inventions
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Inventions Henry Ford – assembly line -> cars
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Medicine Germ theory Louis Pasteur
Germs, bacteria, can be killed by heat Cleanliness helps prevent the spread of disease Hospitals – cleaner vaccines
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Science Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
Population grows faster than food supply Competition for food Species that are the fittest survive Over time species may change
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Social Science Psychology – the study of the human mind
Freud – the unconscious mind (memories and desires) drives how people think and act
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Mass Culture Most people could not experience art, writing, music, entertainment
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