Ch 26-1

Group Discussions

How do you think French political leadership was so concerned about the conflict that the best form of government seem to be the one that divided France the least?

Identifying problems and solutions: What did the Dreyfus Affair reveal about problems in France? Give specific examples.

Focus & Motivate

Ask students to name some groups in the United States that have fought for the right to vote.

Objective:

Describe the evolution of British democracy.

Explain the origins and goals of the women's suffrage movement.

Trace the development of democratic institutions in France.

WICOR: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading

EQ: Why do you think French political leadership was so concerned about conflict that the best form of government seemed to be the one that divided France the least?

Britain enact reforms

The Reform Bill of 1832

Chartist movement

The Victorian age

France and democracy

The third Republic

The Dreyfus Affair

The rise of Zionism

Vocabulary:

Suffrage

Right to vote

Chartist Movement

Movement in England to give the right to vote to more people and to obtain other rights

Queen Victoria

Leader of Britain when democratic changes were occurring

Third Republic

Government formed in France after Napoleon III was exiled

Dreyfus Affair

Events surrounding the framing of a Jewish officer in the French army

Anti-Semitism

Prejudice against Jews

Zionism

Movement to establish a separate homeland in Palestine for the Jews

Critical Thinking

What was the major difference between the Reform Bill of 1832 and the Chartists movement?

Why was the House of Commons a misleading name during the early 1800s?

Why did the idea of women's suffrage seem radical in the Victorian age?

How might militant tactics have hurt the cause of women's suffrage?

How would the how would you characterize the groups who opposed the Third Republic?

Why was there an increase in Immigration by Eastern European Jews into the United States in the late 19th century?