other Flashcards
1
Q
hyde park riots
A
- following failure of liberal bill
- 23rd july 1866
- reform league
- police sent in
- 200,00 people invaded the park (estimate)
- John bedford leno declares another meeting in trafalgar square
- both end peacefully
2
Q
why are the riots important
A
- grabs attention
- middle class demonstration
- gets people talking about reform
- shows ideas are spreading to middle class
3
Q
French revolution
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- 1848 and 1870
- 1848 also had revolutions in italy, germany and austria
- more revolutionary feeling - fear
4
Q
franco prussian war
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- july 1870
5
Q
slavery
A
- abolished completely in 1830
- people more open minded
6
Q
women’s sufferage taking a turning point
A
- wyoming passed first women suffrage law in 1869
- women voting in 1870
- world is showing a more liberal mindset
