An Age of Democracy and Progress 1815 - 1914 Chapter 26 An Age of Democracy and Progress 1815 - 1914

Industrial Revolution The working and middle class, along with women want a voice in government. More people becoming educated and have money. Mostly the middle class. Industrial Revolution

1600s (17th century) – Magna Carta and a constitutional monarchy People no longer believed in divine right Parliament consists of a House of Lords and a House of Commons House of Lords usually inherited their position. House of Commons the British people voted. Voting was limited to men who owned a large amount of land – 5% Britain Evolves

The Reform Bill of 1832 The middle class demanded respect and a vote Upper middle class – factory owners, bankers, and merchants Suffrage – the right to vote The American and French Revolution scared leaders of Parliament The Reform Bill of 1832

Lessened the property requirements and enabled wealthy MEN. Redistricted the new industrial cities ^ This is called gerrymandering Still only allowed a small percentage of the population to vote – diagram on pg 748 The Reform Bill of 1832

Wanted the vote for all people (MEN), a secret ballot, and new Parliament requirements Nothing passed but by WWI, they received most everything Put the idea in people’s heads Chartist Movement

The Victorian Age Under Queen Victoria Many democratic movements began and power shifted to Parliament Wealth and power How does this relate to today? The Victorian Age

Many people thought that women should not participate in politics, including women Emmeline Pankhurst and the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) – read Primary Source on pg 749 Christabel and Sylvia WWI Women’s Suffrage

France and the Third Republic The Third Republic – France’s government and movement towards democracy France and the Third Republic

Anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism – negative prejudice against Jews The Dreyfus Affair – army scandal accusing of a Jewish officer selling information to Germany J’accuse! – a letter published by Emile Zola denouncing the French army for coving up the scandal Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitic feelings Persecution of Jews in Russia POGROMS – permitted organized campaigns of violence against Jews Zionism – a movement that started in the late 19th century that wanted to form a Jewish state in Palestine to flee exile and persecution and live together Israel was established in 1948. Anti-Semitic feelings

“The Sun Never Sets on the English Empire”

Britain took control of Canada from the French after the French and Indian War in 1763 Many colonists moved there, but primarily French-speaking fur traders – Quebec Lord Durham – was sent to investigate what needed to happen between the Roman Catholic French and the Protestant English in Canada – wanted to unite Canada

He wanted a united Canada so that the French would assimilate to English culture He also thought that they should govern themselves (Home Rule) The dominion of Canada – self governing territory part of the British Empire Read History in Depth on pg 752 Canada

Australia and New Zealand James Cook claimed New Zealand and Australia in 1770 for GB Maori – Polynesian natives from New Zealand Aborigines – native people from Australia Story pg 223 Australia and New Zealand

Britain's Penal Colony: Australia Penal colony: place where convicts were sent to serve their sentence After their release, freed convicts could buy land and settle English settlers came when they found out it was good for sheep grazing and Gold Rush in 1851. Video Britain's Penal Colony: Australia

Although it was still under the British Empire, Britain recognized the Maori The Maori accepted British rule in exchange for recognition of their land rights in 1840 New Zealand

Political reforms Australian Ballot in the 1850s New Zealand gave full voting rights to women in 1893 Disease and tensions Political reforms

Irish Home Rule 1829 – Catholic Emancipation Act and Daniel O’Connell Read about the Irish potato famine on pg 754 Home rule- local control over internal matters only Irish Home Rule

Ulster Northern Ireland Britain afraid of invasion (like Scots) and afraid for Protestants. Ulster

Ulster did not want Home Rule because they were Protestant 1914 – southern home rule only WWI Irish Republican Army (IRA) – unofficial military force seeking independence for Ireland – Read Connect to Today pg 755 Irish Home Rule

More Colonies 1834 – Britain opened China to trade Opium Wars – wars with China over trading disputes “The White Man’s Burden” on India and Africa WS Reading More Colonies

Africa Many colonies throughout Africa South Africa and the Boers – South African of European descent Boer War – war between the British and South Africans over land Africa

The Union Jack

Switching Gears

Manifest Destiny From the Atlantic to the Pacific This originally included Canada and some of Mexico Manifest Destiny

Any Native Americans living in the east to move west – Oklahoma The journey was called the Trail of Tears - 758 Indian Removal Act of 1830

Mexican-American War - 1848 “fifty-four forty or fight” Added Texas The Alamo – ten years earlier (1836) Many important generals in the Civil War were officers during the M-A War Mexican-American War - 1848

The Civil War

Words you must use for TOP TEN RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT Manifest Destiny Indian Removal Act 1830 Trail of Tears “fifty-four forty or fight” – “54’40 or fight!” Abraham Lincoln Secede Emancipation Proclamation Segregation Words you must use for TOP TEN RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT

Nineteenth Century Progress Inventions – electricity, light bulb, telegraph, telephone, automobile, planes You could get a Model T for about $500 in any color, as long as it was black Nineteenth Century Progress

Line of workers who each put a single piece on unfinished cars as they passed on a moving belt Increase production, made it cheaper because it was faster Paid his guys $5 a day, eventually they could buy their own Roads needed to improve, Henry Ford Video Assembly Line

Heat killed bacteria Pasteurization in milk Louis Pasteur

Joseph Lister Antiseptics used in hospitals This is where I think Listerine got their name Joseph Lister

Naturalist who wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Theory of Evolution – natural selection that the “Survival of the Fittest” Charles Darwin

Radioactivity Founded by Marie Curie – A powerful form of energy This is deadly Radioactivity

The study of the human mind and behavior Social Darwinism Psychology

The appeal of art, writing, music, and other forms of entertainment to a larger audience Movies, baseball, football, Olympics “The Roaring Twenties” Mass Culture