WH, Library Assignment, 24 March 2006

24 March 2006
Library Assignment

Ch. 24 Growth of Western Democracies
(1815-1914)

A) Answer the questions to the following:
Caption, p. 607
Caption, p. 609
Parallels Through Time, p. 610
Read, pp. 606 ff.

Section 1 Britain Becomes More Democratic

B) Then,

1) Identify the undemocratic conditions that existed in Britain in the 1800s.
2) List and describe the reforms that made British government more democratic.
3) Explain how Chartism, the Victorian Age, and British political parties all contributed to peaceful, gradual change in Britain.

C) Activity The Big Picture
In regards to Britain, France, and the U.S., in a chart list the following conditions during the 1800s:

Political Conditions
Social Conditions
Economic Conditions

D) Students will need to identify areas in which reforms were still needed in Britain at the close of the 1800s.