y9 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Late victorian
Referring to later part of Queen Victoria’s reign, from around 1870-1901
Edwardian
Referring to the time when edward VII was king of England, from 19001 to 1910
Social Class
How society is divided along social and economic status.
Suffrage
Right to vote
Pilgrimage
A sacred journey to an important place, to show respect
Direct action
Using protest, strikes and militance to achieve your demands
Martyr
A person who is willing to die for their beliefs
Hunger strike
A prolonged refuser to eat, carried out as a protest by prisoners
Political Prisoners
Someone held in prisons as a result of their political actions or beliefs.
Antisemitism
discrimination to jewish people
century
100 years
Persecute
to harass or treat someone because of their religion or belies
Interregnum
The period under Oliver Cromwell’s rule
lebensraum
german word for living space
Who was russias dictator
Stalin
Who was Germany’s dictator
Hitler
Who was Italies dictator
Mussolini