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Ch26 Age of Progress
Democracy, Self Rule, US Expansion/Crisis, and Progress
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Charter of 1838 petition for? | suffrage for all men and parliamentary elections held annually |
| Who were the Communards? | supporters of a radical government in France |
| What was Captain Dreyfus accused of? | selling military secrets |
| What was a dominion? | a country that was self-governing domestically, but still part of the British Empire (Canada, Australia) |
| Why did Britain establish a penal colony in Australia? | to relieve overcrowding in English prisons |
| Which country was the destination of most immigrants during the Great Famine in Ireland? | the United States |
| How was most of the territory west of Texas acquired by the US? | the Mexican-American War |
| Which American inventor made factory production more efficient with the assembly line? | Henry Ford |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | it declared states in Confederate states free |
| What was the theory of evolution based on? | natural selection has led to the variety of plants and animals not creation |
| Where are most of Australia's major cities located? | near the coasts |
| Before 1832 Reform Act, who were the only British citizens who could vote? | owners of large landholdings |
| What were two political reforms that arose in Great Britain by 1900? | the secret ballot, working-men voting rights, and parliament were paid a salary |
| Which two american women made women's rights declarations based on the Declaration of Independence | Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
| Which form of government did France adopt in 1875 following years of turmoil?a | a Republic |
| Which two lands did Captain Cook claim for Great Britain in 1770? | Australia and New Zealand |
| What political reforms occurred in New Zealand in 1893? | women's suffrage |
| What US policy led to the "Trail of Tears"? | the Indian Removal Act of 1830 |
| What event provoked the Southern States to try to succeed from the U.S.? | the election of Abraham Lincoln, cause they believed he was anti-slavery |
| What important discovery did Louis Pasteur make? | He found that bacteria caused diseases |
| After the democratic reforms in England, where did political power shift to? | to the elected House of Commons |
| What was one tactic used by women during their hunger strike? | some women went on hunger strikes to protest the lack of vote |
| What did the cultural conflict between England and France lead to? | the abolition of slavery in half of Canada, war between England & France, and Native American rights |
| Why did Australia & New Zealand want to become dominions of Britain rather than being independent? | they wanted the protection of the British Empire |
| what does Manifest Destiny mean? | Americans had the right and duty to rule North America from coast to coast |
| What impact did the War of 1812 have on the US economy? | the British blockade made the US become self sufficient in producing its own goods |
| What impact did the Civil War have on the US economy? | the war speeded up the pace of industrialization |
| What were two causes of "Mass Culture"? | public education, the shorter ten-hour workday |
| What was emancipation? | the freeing of the southern slaves by Abraham Lincoln |
| What does segregation mean? | the separation of whites and blacks in society |
| What effects did the major inventions have on the 19th century? | the car, the telephone, and electricity made life easier for everyone |
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