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Political reforms in 19 th century

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.

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Political reforms in 19 th century

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  1. Political reforms in 19thcentury

  2. Belgium independence- 1830

  3. Reform Act of 1832 Changed representation in Parliament and increased the number of voters

  4. Factory Act of 1833 Limited working hours of children in factories

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

  6. Queen Victoria 1837 Queen Victoria began her 64 year reign

  7. Women’s suffrage

  8. Ireland Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801

  9. 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

  10. Canada Australia and New Zealand

  11. France Louis XVIII restored as king after the Napoleonic era

  12. Charles X Charles X tried to rule as an absolute monarch Abdicated in 1830

  13. Louis Philippe “Citizen King” 1830-1848 Constitutional Monarch

  14. Revolution of 1848 Louis Philippe abdicated The second Republic was formed Louis Napoleon was elected President

  15. Emperor Napoleon III 1851 Louis Napoleon becomes Emperor Napoleon III

  16. Franco- Prussian War 1870-1871

  17. Paris Commune 1871

  18. The Third Republic The Third Republic was founded in 1875

  19. Dreyfus Affair The Dreyfus Affair was an example of anti-Semitism in France-discrimination against Jews

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

  21. Images in SocietyCrinoline Dresses, Paris, 1859

  22. Images in SocietySummer Dress with Bustle, England, 1875

  23. Images in SocietyAlternative Fashion, England, 1893

  24. Images in SocietyLoose-fitting Dress, France, 1910

  25. The Victorian Era Political Reforms in the British Empire 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. France Louis 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 Monarch Revolution of 1848- Louis Philippe abdicated The Second Republic was formed Louis Napoleon- President 1851 Louis Napoleon becomes Emperor Napoleon III Franco- Prussian War- 1870-1871 Third Republic 1875 Anti Semitism hostility toward and discrimination against Jews Dreyfus Affair-

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