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2. Reforms and Scandals

3. Queen Victoria Reined as British Queen 1837-1901:known as the Victorian Age She was the symbol of her time: duty, thrift, honesty, hard work and respectability Queen has little political power- Britain’s power is in the Parliament Parliament= House of Lords (appointed nobles) and the House of Commons (elected citizens)

4. British Suffrage By 1880 there was universal male suffrage throughout the nation. Additionally, the Secret Ballot was accomplished throughout the nation. Women’s vote took more work…

5. Women’s Suffrage British women were torn over the right to vote. Even the Queen said the struggle was a “mad, wicked folly” Even the women who supported the vote couldn’t decide on an approach to achieve suffrage. Women who supported and marched for suffrage were often imprisoned. Two famous suffragists were Lady Constance Lytton and Emmaline Pankhurst

6. Famous Suffragists Suffragists started by hosting nonviolent gatherings, collecting petition signatures and sponsored marches. Lady Constance LyttonImprisoned for working with the suffragist movement to organize marches. She attempted a hunger strike in prison to draw attention to the cause. Her imprisoners force fed her using a tube. EmmalinePankhurstOvertime Pankhurst and other suffragists became convinced only aggressive tactics would bring victory. They attacked property; smashed windows and burned buildings.

7. Emily Davison Extremely passionate about earning the right to Vote Emily attended the King’s Derby, an annual horse race She ran onto the track and was trampled to death, but it brought much attention to the cause

8. Ireland In the 1100s the British began taking over Ireland. Absentee landlords controlled large swaths of land and charged high fees of the Irish farmers. Rebellion against the British was common. Nearly ¾ of Ireland’s crops were exported to England including wheat and oats. Meanwhile the Irish lived on Potatoes.

9. The Great Hunger 1845- Irish Potato crops were struck by a blight, ruining the harvest Only potatoes were affected, but the British still demanded the wheat and oats, leaving the Irish to starve. Over 4 years, one MILLION Irish died from famine. Millions more emigrate to Canada and the US.

10. Why did the British do nothing to help the Irish? How do you think the Irish felt about the British during/after the Great Hunger?

11. Tweety Tuesday Topic: Suffrage Ex: #Voteordie

12. France’s Scapegoat Scapegoat- someone who takes the blame, often unfairly After being defeated by Bismarck’s Prussian/German forces France had many different governments, all riddled with corruption and scandal. The Alfred Dreyfus Affair was most disturbing.

13. Alfred Dreyfus -France charged him with being a spy for Germany -The Military court claimed to have written evidence, but they refused to show it due to security concerns. -He was convicted and sent into exile on an island off South America. Real Reasons: -The military hated Dreyfus because he was Jewish -He made a convenient Scapegoat, or person to take the blame.

14. J’ Accuse Evidence suggested that the true traitor was Ferdinand Esterhazy, a known drinker and gambler, he was also a noble Frenchman. Writer Emile Zola wrote an article accusing the government of knowingly condemning an innocent man; Dreyfus. In 1899 Esterhazy confessed and Dreyfus received a new trial. He was still found guilty but pardoned by the president. This scandal highlights anti-Jewish feelings spreading around the world.

15. Effects The Dreyfus affair highlights anti-sematic feelings across Europe. Some Jews talk about reclaiming the holy homeland setting up a Jewish State near Jerusalem. This movement is called Zionism. The Jewish state of Israel is finally achieved after 50 years.

16. United States

17. Expansion 1800- The US was from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River 1803- Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana from Napoleon and the French 1850- most of the continent was controlled and being settled by the Americans. Manifest Destiny- Americans have a right to spread across the continent

18. Expansion Westward expansion forced NativeAmericans off their lands and to the West. As the US expands conflicts rise over voting rights, states’ rights and slaves. These conflicts lead to the American Civil War from 1861-1865

19. American Industry By the 1900’s America’s Industrial society led the world in Industrial and Agricultural production. Industrialization brings corruption and corporate abuse; bosses paying little but making huge profits. City slums were also full of disease, poverty and unemployment. In an effort to clean up American Industry the Progressive movement sought bans on child labor, limits to working hours and giving voters more universal suffrage

20. Explain why Manifest destiny led to American expansion?

21. Review Which term refers to the Jewish movement to create a homeland in Palestine? 1. secularism 2. Marxism 3. animism 4. Zionism

22. Review One reason for the mass migration of many Irish to North America in the 19th century was 1. a series of crop failures 2. enforcement of a military draft 3. civil war in Ireland 4. an outbreak of malaria

23. The Great Famine