political reforms in 19 th century

Political reforms in 19th century

Congress of Vienna(1814-1815)

Prince Klemens Von Metternich Concert of Europe- Balance of Power Legitimacy

Belgium independence- 1830

Reform Act of 1832

Changed representation in Parliament and increased the number of voters

Factory Act of 1833

Limited working hours of children in factories

Chartism

Peoples charter demanded suffrage for all men and annual parliamentary elections, an end to property requirements and a secret ballot

Queen Victoria

1837 Queen Victoria began her 64 year reign

Women’s suffrage

IrelandIreland became

part of the United Kingdom in 1801

Irish Potato Famine

In the 1840s potatoes were the main food in Ireland.

During the Irish potato famine about one million starved to death and 1.5 million emigrated

Canada Australia and New Zealand

France

Louis XVIII restored as king after the Napoleonic era

Charles X

Charles X tried to rule as an absolute monarch

Abdicated in 1830

Louis Philippe “Citizen King”1830-1848 Constitutional Monarch

Revolution of 1848

Louis Philippe abdicated

The second Republic was formed

Louis Napoleon was elected

President

Emperor Napoleon III

1851 Louis Napoleon becomes Emperor Napoleon III

Franco- Prussian War 1870-1871

Paris Commune 1871

The Third Republic

The Third Republic was founded in 1875

Dreyfus Affair The Dreyfus Affair

was an example of anti-Semitism in France-discrimination against Jews

Map 24.2 The Modernization of Paris, ca. 1850–1870

Images in SocietyCrinoline Dresses, Paris, 1859

Images in SocietySummer Dress with Bustle, England, 1875

Images in SocietyAlternative Fashion, England, 1893

Images in Society

Loose-fitting Dress, France,

1910

Reform Act of 1832- Changed representation in Parliament and increased the number of voters. Factory Act 1833- limiting working hours of children in factories.Chartism- Peoples charter demanded suffrage for all men and annual parliamentary elections, an end the property requirements, and a secret ballot.1837 Queen Victoria (reigned for 64 years) Women’s suffrage Ireland- became part of the United Kingdom in 1801.Potatoes- Main food source in Ireland 1840’s Irish potato famine- about 1 million starved to death 1.5 million emigrated.Canada Australia and New Zealand. FranceLouis XVIII restored as king after the Napoleonic era.Charles X tried to rule as an absolute monarch abdicated in 1830.Louis Philippe “Citizen King” 1830- 1848 Constitutional MonarchRevolution of 1848- Louis Philippe abdicatedThe Second Republic was formed Louis Napoleon- President1851 Louis Napoleon becomes Emperor Napoleon IIIFranco- Prussian War- 1870-1871Third Republic 1875Anti Semitism hostility toward and discrimination against JewsDreyfus Affair-

The Victorian Era Political Reforms in the British Empire