Democratic Reform Movements I can understand the difference between political, economic, and social factors and apply this understanding to democratic.

Democratic Reform Movements

I can understand the difference between political, economic, and social factors and apply

this understanding to democratic reform movements.

CrashCourse: Nationalism• Take notes as you watch.• Do your best! He talks fast.• We will go over the

worksheet after the video

Nationalism & Democracy• Nationalistic movements are

closely tied with reform movements.

- Usually these reform movements call for “democratic reforms”, or reforms based on democratic ideals of liberty, equality, and brotherhood.

3 Categories of Reforms

PoliticalEconomicSocial

Political, Economic, and Social…• In history, we categorize • Common categories are

political, economic, or social These can be related to causes,

effects, changes, etc.

Political • What are different things that would

classified as “political”?

Government, leaders, laws, voting, type of government, countries, nations, gaining for the country, wars, military, courts

Economic• What are different things that would

classified as “economic”?

Money, jobs, trade, investments, banks, resources, wealth, raw materials, economic systems (capitalism, socialism, communism), taxes

Social• What are different things that would

classified as “social”?

people, religion, culture, food, living conditions, treatment, societal values, social classes, education, media, language

Example #2: political, economic, or social

“I say that French colonial policy, the policy of colonial expansion…… that has led us to Tunisia, to Madagascar-I say that this policy of colonial expansion was inspired by... the fact that a navy such as ours cannot do without safe harbors, defenses, supply centers on the high seas .... Are you unaware of this? Look at a map of the world.”  Source: “On French Colonial Expansion” a speech before the French Chamber of Deputies, March 28, 1884, by Jules Ferry (1832-1893): Ferry was twice prime minister of France, from (1880-1881, 1883-1885).

1. Which motive for imperialism can be inferred from this document?

Example #1: political, economic, or social

“I contend that we are the finest race in the world, and the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race….It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes that more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race, more of the best, the most human, most honorable race the world possesses.”

Source: Confession of Faith, - originally written at Oxford, 1877 (adapted)

1. Which motive for imperialism can be inferred from this document?

“Finally, the most powerful business groups are the bankers. Banks make loans to colonies and backward countries for building railways and steamship lines…” Source: Imperialism & World Politics,” Parker T. Moon, Macmillan, 1936 (Adapted)

1. Which motive for imperialism can be inferred from this document?

Example #3: political, economic, or social

Democratic ReformsPolitical Reforms:• Britain reformed parliament

- end religious restrictions on voting rights- made parliament more

representative of the people and of different social classes

- Limited the power of the House of Lords

Democratic ReformsPolitical Reforms:• Separation of Church and State

- France worked to repress the Church’s involvement in government

- All religions were free to practice their faith, but no special treatment from the government

Democratic ReformsPolitical Reforms:• Crime and Punishment reforms:

- Reforming the justice system.- in early 1800s. Capital offenses

included shoplifting, sheep stealing, and impersonating an army veteran- Reduced executions and use of the

death penalty

Democratic ReformsEconomic Reforms:• Free Trade and the Corn laws

- Large movements towards repealing tariffs to support a laissez-faire government system

- Corn law was a high tariff on imported grain. Eventually it was repealed.

Democratic ReformsEconomic Reforms:• Improving Working Conditions and

Labor Unions- Passed laws to regulate working conditions in factories for men,

women, and children.- Unions grew and spread to support worker rights

Democratic ReformsEconomic Reforms:• Big Businesses:

- Struggles between labor unions and large monopolies.

- Progressives seek laws to support better working conditions

Democratic ReformsSocial Reforms:• Expanding Suffrage

- First fought to extend voting rights to working-class men

- Then fought for universal male suffrage

Democratic ReformsSocial Reforms:• Women’s Rights Movements

-Suffrage movements and revolts. Violent actions to achieve voting rights for women

- women had new rights to their own earnings, and right to vote after WWII

in France- Fought for equality before the law, in

the workplace, and in education

Democratic ReformsSocial Reforms:• Abolitionist movements:

- Campaigns against slavery and the slave trade

- based on the argument that slavery was immoral

- Slavery battles in the US

Wednesday• Please get out your Democratic

Reforms Jigsaw packet you began working on yesterday.

Reform Movements Jigsaw• Assigned one set of

reforms.• Read independently at

first and take notes on the first page

- Do not turn the page until you are instructed to do so

Jigsaw • After independent note taking, work

with the people at your table group to complete your specific row of the table

JigsawWork together with your new group to complete the entire table.

Share verbally! No copying directly from the worksheets!

As a whole class we will go over the table.

Anyone may be called on, so make sure you are prepared!