Democracy

By giovannidiantonio
  • 629 BCE

    china

    benefits/milestones: tai tsung was a smart leader that did not pick favourites
    downsides/hurdles: people had basically no choice.
  • 600 BCE

    athens

    athens
    benefits/milestones: it was the start of democracy i guess.
    downsides/hurdles: the tribes had conflict lots of the time, and only free men were allowed to vote so slaves and women had no right to vote.
  • 300 BCE

    rome

    rome
    benefits/milestones: people elected others to represent them.
    downsides/hurdles: again women and slaves were not allowed to vote.
  • 930

    iceland

    iceland
    benefits/milestones: the chiefs got together once a year to discuss laws and all that
    downsides/hurdles: the people had no choice of what the chiefs decided.
  • 1215

    england

    england
    benefits/milestones: everyone was treated equally no matter what class of people.
    downsides/hurdles: the monarch kept fighting with the people/government

  • united states

    benefits/milestones: mostly freedom.
    downsides/hurdles: as before women and slaves could not vote and also people of colour could not vote.

  • france

    benefits/milestones: the people gained more rights and got rid of the three estates i guess
    downsides/hurdles: there was a lot of violence and people were starved.

  • norway

    benefits/milestones: the monarch supposedly did not mess with the democracy and its a fairly decent democracy
    downsides/hurdles: the monarchy might disagree with the people and then mess with the political stuff.

  • sweden

    benefits/milestones: everyone can vote on most subjects
    downsides/hurdles: again people will always disagree.

  • canada

    benefits/milestones: everyone that lives in the country is allowed to vote no matter their sex, race, and/or their social status
    downsides/hurdles: people might not agree on everything and so not everyone will be happy.