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What was the reform bill of 1832?
It have voting rights to more men
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What was the percentage of the british population could vote before and after the bill was passed?
5% then 7%
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Peoples charter of 1838?
Gave suffrage to all men, annual elections, and a secret ballot.
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Queen Victoria?
1837-1901. Influenced the victorian ideals.
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Emmeline Pankhurst?
Formed the womens social and political union.
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WSPU?
fights for womens rights, often violent.
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What form of government did France adopt in 1875?
Republic
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First country to give voting rights to women in 1893?
New Zealand
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Who was Alfred Dreyfus?
A high ranking army officer accused of spying for germany.
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Zionists
People devoted to help rebuild a jewish state in the ancient homeland.
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Manifest Destiny
America was destined to expand sea to sea
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How was most of the territory west of Texas obtained by the U.S?
The mexican-american war.
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Seneca Falls convention?
1st womens rights convention.
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Indian National Congress?
a nationalist group in India pushing for self-rule.
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Imperialism?
The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.
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Social Darwinism?
Only the fittest will survive.
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Berlin conference?
1884-85. 14 european nations coming together about the splitting of Africa.
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Sepoys?
Indian soldiers in it's service.
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Shaka?
Leader of Africa between 1818-1828.
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obstacles that kept Europe out of Africa?
disease, resistance by africans, and the geography.
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Changes that allowed europe to conquor Africa?
steam engines, medical advances, and machine guns.
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Opium war?
From INdia to China for Tea. China is opened up to trade. China vs. Britain.
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Taiping Rebellion?
Peasant rebellion that almost brought down the dynasty.
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open door policy?
free trade in China.
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Boxer Uprising?
Rebellion of boxers attacking foreigner. When the dynasty was almost gone
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