HISTORY TEST 2 *Chapters 4‚ 6‚ & 7 18TH CENTURY (1700s) The population of Europe nearly doubled in the 18th century. After 1740‚ the climate changed and it got warmer‚ so fewer people died from exposure. The death rate went down‚ the birth rate went up (because the amount of food went up). The potato is the fourth of the great starches and was very good nutrition during this time. Made people stronger and healthier and the population grew. Farmlands grew. Swamps were drained and turned
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Ch 22 Crimean war:Russia vs Ottoman Empire‚ France and Britain vs Russia. Austria neutral (expected to help Russia‚ but didn’t) Russia wanted to protect Christian shrines in Palestine‚ Ottoman refused. Russia occupied Moldavia and Wallachia. Ottomans declared war. France and Britain in to protect balance of power. Suicidal charge of British light brigade at the battle of Balaklava‚ French and British attack Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea‚ Russian Sevastopol fell in Sept 1855. Treaty of
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into deep sadness. She hardly appeared in public until the end of the 1860s‚ and during this time Great Britain saw a major change in favor of a a republican government and for the abolishment of monarch powers. However‚ with the help of Benjamin Disraeli‚ the prime minister in 1868 and again from 1874 to 1880‚ the queen eventually accepted a more public and influential role in the government. Throughout the middle years of her reign‚ Victoria had authority over Britain’s involvement in the
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Victoria in 1837‚ two distinct political parties began to form. Society in Great Britain aligned themselves with these parties and fought alongside them to have their beliefs heard. The Liberal party led by William Gladstone and the Conservative party primarily led by Benjamin Disraeli were two political parties whose contradicting views and constant battle for power shaped the political structure throughout the Victorian Era. The Liberal Party and the Conservative party both had very strong views
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additionally‚ the 1867 Reform Act also had a significant impact on the issues that were being addressed by politics. Whereas before‚ the aristocracy had basically decided what happened in the country‚ the act meant that issues were being brought to light that had never been discussed properly in public before. This was very important as it not only changed public but it also changed society too. Issues such as the legislation surrounding drinking‚ education and taxation were now being impacted on
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Mutually agreed between historians‚ the 19th century was a time period of rapid and significant European upheaval and progression in terms of society‚ politics‚ science and economy. The European Powers‚ including Germany and Great Britain‚ not only were the dominating forces on the continent but were also already the most powerful nations in the world. No other continent in this time period contained such influential and well-developed nations that were able to successfully control trade around
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Footnotes/Bibliography Chicago 15th A STYLE How-to” guide NOTE: Before you compile your bibliography‚ check with your lecturer/tutor for the bibliographic style preferred by the School. INTRODUCTION • The Chicago Manual of Style allows for two different types of reference styles: o Notes-Bibliography Style (the subject of this guide)‚ and the o Author-Date System (refer to the Chicago 15th B Style guide). While the Notes-Bibliography Style allows for either footnotes or endnotes
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• Political Control by the west led to systemic difference between east and west‚ a conscious process of the creation of an architectonic of international capitalism by the colonial powers and trade networks throughout their settler colonies. Economic domination and political domination go hand in hand. One builds on the other‚ the merchants and the ruling class in collusion. Mere increase in quantity of economic goods and their variety doesn’t tell the full story‚ there has to be an analysis of
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extra-parliamentary army in constituency associations. These mass parties evolved as a direct result of extensions to the franchise. 278 Mobilizing the Demos No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition. Benjamin Disraeli‚ Coningsby (1844: book II‚ ch. 1) Functions of parties Parties play multifarious roles in political life. Elections are their great celebrations; they energize campaigns‚ feed the media and mobilize voters. In addition‚ they organize the life
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A queen once said‚ “The important thing is not what they think of me‚ but what I think of them.” Queen Victoria for the people‚ she was destined to solve the people problems. Queen Victoria was a kind woman. Throughout her troubled childhood‚ Victoria remained positive and focused. Several people considered Queen Victoria a proud queen who went out of her way to assure that her people were happy. Queen Victoria supported her people in great ways such as‚ giving woman petticoats; she built schoolhouses
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