Victorian Age Flashcards
when did vistoria come to the throne?
end of the first industrial revolution
why was britain the most powerful nation of the world?
britain was the most powerful nation bc of some illegal and immoral methods of expansion of their colonies
contrast between the poor ond the rich classes
the property owning class owned 50% of the land, and it was only 5% of the population. The rest was forced to live in miserable conditions, in overcrowded slums
poor people’s condition
lack of hygiene
untidyness
disorder
lack of primarly necessity needs/goods
waste
lack of water
sewage (scarichi) weren’t well built, so they often overflowed
=smallpox
vaiolo
deadly diseases and epidemics caused by unsanitary conditions
smallpox
cholera
tuberculosis
respose of the government to the unpleasant condition of city (epidemics, dirt,..)
the government promoted a campaign to clean up towns and built modern hospitals
=bribery
corruzione
first reform bill
the wake of democracy caused by the french revolution put britain into a very conservative attitude. Whigs and Tories were initially afraid that public vote could be dangerous and could threaten british power. Therefore, with the First Reform Bill, they decided to exclude the working classes from the vote and to limit the power of the merchantilist middle classes
what did the first reform bill lead into (movement)?
it led into the chartist movement, which was busy with trying to gain political rights and permissions for the working classes
unjust laws about resources
corn laws
potato famine
poor law
why did queen vistoria use photography?
in order to domesticare the image of power, to make things appear more natural
which territories did britain annex?
south africa
egypt - suez canal
afghanistan
malaysia
burma
abraham lincoln
1861
cities and countryside
first reform bill
chartist movement
expansion of britain
-india
-south africa, egypt, burma, malaysia, afghanistan
-crimear war russia
-boer wars south africa
-germany and france powers
-australia prison
technological development
steam powered machinery
railways
telephone
printing
great exhibition
1851
laws
-corn law > anti corn law league > prime minister
-potato famine deaths
-poor law
photography
realistic
USA
-emigrants colonised the native’s territories
-productive technology (factory assembly line)
USA’s motto
increasing productivity and profits while at the same time reducing costs
