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Page 1: Political reforms in 19 th century. Belgium independence- 1830.

Political reforms in 19th century

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Belgium independence- 1830

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Reform Act of 1832

Changed representation in Parliament and increased the number of voters

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Factory Act of 1833

Limited working hours of children in factories

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Queen Victoria

1837 Queen Victoria began her 64 year reign

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Women’s suffrage

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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

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Charles X

Charles X tried to rule as an absolute monarch

Abdicated in 1830

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Revolution of 1848

Louis Philippe abdicated

The second Republic was formed

Louis Napoleon was elected President

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Emperor Napoleon III

1851 Louis Napoleon becomes Emperor Napoleon III

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Franco- Prussian War 1870-1871

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Paris Commune 1871

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The Third Republic

The Third Republic was founded in 1875

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Dreyfus Affair

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

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Images in SocietyCrinoline Dresses, Paris, 1859

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Images in SocietySummer Dress with Bustle, England, 1875

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Images in SocietyAlternative Fashion, England, 1893

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Images in Society

Loose-fitting Dress, France,

1910

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The Victorian EraPolitical Reforms in the British EmpireReform 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. FranceLouis 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 MonarchRevolution of 1848- Louis Philippe abdicatedThe Second Republic was formed Louis Napoleon- President1851 Louis Napoleon becomes Emperor Napoleon IIIFranco- Prussian War- 1870-1871Third Republic 1875Anti Semitism hostility toward and discrimination against JewsDreyfus Affair-