Explain why there was a demand for parliamentary reform 1780-1832? The British government during the 1700’s consisted of the king‚ who was the head of state and Ministers from the landed gentry who often gained their seats through corrupt methods. As a result of the American revolution Britain received a tremendous shock to its system with the loss of the thirteen colonies. The war revealed Britain’s limitations and this heightened dissension and escalated political antagonism towards the
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Chapter 17 review _____1) A nation-state differs from an empire or many medieval states because it (A) grants rulers absolute rights to govern. (B) comprises a country with one dominant language and culture. (C) limits the power of monarchs and rulers. (D) has many large and different ethnic groups under a common government. _____2) Mercantilism characteristically (A) discourages colonies and overseas adventures. (B) encourages skilled workers to demand better pay and benefits. (C) allows imports
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During his reign from 141 BC to 87 BC‚ he strengthened both the government and economy. Economic expansion‚ strengthening the palace at the expense of the civil service‚ weakening the states hold on the peasantry and the rise of the rich and the gentry were all factors that led to the adoption of Confucian ideals. Han emperors made Confucianism the official belief system of the state. Under Wudi‚ China conquered many lands‚ expanding their power and influence. The Han Dynasty now controlled northern
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Theodore Deriziotis To what extent was Yuan-Shikai responsible for the collapse of the Republican government? It is known that Yuan Shikai tried to decrease the power of the democratic republic and centralize the power on himself. He was a strict authoritarian and went to the extent of declaring himself Emperor in 1916. However‚ shortly after that he died and the Republic collapsed while China descended into warlordism. The country entered a chaotic state‚ with no centralized authority while at
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show that the whigs are responding directly to popular pressure. The popular radicals were calling for democracy‚ but the whigs were only interested including the middle class into the electoral system‚ and even then in a subordinate position to the gentry. The terms of the bill were that copyholders with land worth £10 a year were added to the system. The boroughs were given an even franchise of £10 yearly rental. The Whigs made boroughs under 2000 lose both mps‚ 2000-4000 lose 1 and towns over 10
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would also take place‚ whereby friends would bet on the athlete’s performance in an attempt to make some money. Pedestrianism was also a key part of pre-industrial athletics. Footmen were employed as messengers or as runners in competitions. The gentry would pay for the footman to train and would then enter them into competitions to make money. Pedestrian races would often attract extremely large audiences and developed spectatorism. In the 1860s the great American Indian Athlete Deerfoot visited
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The depiction of war is a common subject for artists to embark on because it speaks to the conventions of society during contentious times‚ but with each one‚ a different image emerges. John Trumbull’s The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill‚ June 17‚ 1775 provides a romanticized war of honorable sacrifice and an overall sense of hope. Timothy O’Sullivan’s A Harvest of Death at Gettysburg‚ July‚ 1863 narrates war on the complete other side of the spectrum with an un-idealized image
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doesn’t cause pollution and rotting. We can prevent people from becoming ill by building a proper industry. Profession area Life expectancy Labourers London 15 Liverpool 14 Wiltshire 31 Tradesmen London 25 Liverpool 20 Wiltshire 48 Professor/gentry London 43 Liverpool 34 Wiltshire 49 In Chadwick’s report it shows that people who earn more money live longer in all areas but overall Wiltshire has a higher life expectancy. John Snow John Snow’s report was published in 1849. He investigated the
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under the rule of Kubilai Khan. They captured China and established the Yuan Dynasty in 1234. The Mongols controlled the Chinese area south of Mongolia. They established direct control over Mongolia‚ and ruled with a bureaucracy. There was no scholar gentry‚ no civil service exam‚ and Confucianism was not used. The Chinese were also not allowed in the government. They also had their hands on the social and cultural policies of China. The Mongol conquest of Russia reduced the Russian princes to tribute-payers
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Collins is a boorish character‚ he offends Lizzie by impulsively exclaiming that Lady Catherine de Bourgh had said his wife ‘must be active‚ a useful sort of person‚ not brought up high’ which is suggesting he picked her as she was born into a lower gentry family and she is useful to have because she can be told what to do and she will do it. Lizzie is more ambitious than this stereotype and would not consider marriage to someone who thought that was the role of a
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