Thursday, March 3, 2011

Chapter 10 & 11 introduction

Chapter 10 is about The Age of Democracy and Progress(1815-1914)
 - British parliament passed the Reform Bill of 1832, which would extend the right to vote for British citizens and also modernized industrial cities and gave them representation in Parliament.  The Victorian age was also discussed in chapter 10, the period of time when Queen Victoria ruled but with little power. Chapter 10 also had the Dreyfus Affair which was a controversy in France.
Queen Victoria
Chapter 11 focuses on Africa pre Imperialism, and the resources and reasons European countries tried to control africa and the methods of imperialism they used.  Also the focus on battles between african colonies.

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