political reforms in 19 th century
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Political reforms in 19 th century. 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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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