14.4 - 14.5 Flashcards
(21 cards)
England goes from a _____ monarchy to a _______ democracy
Constitutional; Paralamentary
Higher house
house of lords
lower house
house of commons
rotten boroughs
no residents but still have representation
Whigs
Middle class (business owners)
Tories
Farm workers
Chartist Movement
- Getting universal male sufferage
- better wages
- secret ballot
- regular elections
Great Reform Act of 1832
- got rid of rotten boroughs
- gave cities representation
- gave more men the right to vote
Disraeli
Conservative; expand who can vote, more frequent elections
Gladstone
Liberal; expand who can vote, more frequent elections
Daniel O’Connel
Gets parliament to loosen restrictions
Catholic Emancipation Act 1829
Catholics get to vote
hold political office
Irish Diaspera
Irish flee Ireland to survive
deLessups
NIII gets him to build the Suez Canal
Alfred Dreyfus
Loyal French Citizen (Jewish) , accused of being a spy
Emil Zola
Writes “J’Aecuse!” Accused of libel
Easter Uprising 1916
Irish rebel while the best English troops are fighting
How to get in the house of lords
Inherited or Appointed (elected)
How to get into the house of commons
member were elected by the British people
Queen Victoria
Brought wealth and power, influential on the classes
Prince Albert
Queen Victorias Husband