Age of Democracy and Progress

  • Reform Bill of 1832

    A law that eased property requirements, so that the middle class could vote. This gave the industrial districts more representation in Parliment.
  • Chartist Movement

    A movement that through the help of the "Chartists" demanded rights of the citizens. Specifically, the right of suffrage for all men. The movement eventually helped accomplish many of these demands.
  • Suffrage for Working Class Men

    Working Class men now had the right to vote.
  • Suffrage for Male Rural Workers

    Make rural workers now had the right to vote.
  • The Dreyfus Affair

    A Jewish officer was convicted of treason with falsified evidence. This was the beginning of anti-Jewish acts.
  • Rise of Zionism

    To react against the uprising Jewish persecution, the Zionism movement emerged. It wanted to re-establish a homeland for the Jews.
  • Suffrage for 30+ Women

    Women of the age 30 and up now had the right to vote.
  • Suffrage for All Women of Voting Age

    All women of voting age now had the right to vote.