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6 BCE
Athens and the Birth Of Democracy
Democracy in Athens developed around the sixth century BC in the Greek city of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica. Athenian democracy is often referred to as the first known democracy in the world. Democracies were set up in other Greek cities, most of them adopting the Athenian model. -
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The Evolution of Government and Democracy
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1567
The Divine Rights of Kings
A political and religious belief of political authority in a monarchy is the divine right of kings. It derives from a particular philosophical context in which the crown before its birth is pre-ordained to be inherited by a king (or queen). In this way, as a philosophical act of modesty or obedience to God, the' divine right' originates. A central factor for legitimizing many monarchies has been the Divine right. -
The French Revolution
The Revolution was a period of social and political upheaval in France and its colonies beginning in 1789 and ending in 1799. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy; established a republic; triggered political instability in violent periods; and eventually resulted in a dictatorship under Napoleon. The Revolution, motivated by liberal and progressive ideals such as equality before the law, influenced the decline of absolute monarchies while substituting republics and liberal democracy for them. -
Canadian Suffrage
Women's suffrage in Canada has existed in various states at different times. By the end of 1922, all Canadian provinces had given full suffrage to white and black women, except Quebec. In 1925, Newfoundland, a different nation at the time, granted women suffrage. Until 1940, women in Quebec did not enjoy full suffrage. This help Canada become a more solid and legitimate democracy. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe economic depression worldwide that took place, starting in the United States, mainly during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression differed across the globe; it began in 1929 and continued until the late 1930s in most countries. It was the 20th century's longest, deepest, and most severe depression. The Great Depression is widely cited as an indicator of how the global economy can intensely decline. -
The Civil Rights Movement
In the United States, the civil rights movement was a decades-long fight to end institutionalized ethnic inequality, disempowerment and ethnic segregation in the United States by African Americans and their allies. During the late 19th century, the movement had its beginnings in the Reconstruction period, but after years of direct actions and street demonstrations, the movement made its greatest legislative gains in the mid-1960s.This led to more freedom, and a louder voice for people of colour. -
The West German Student Movement
The West German student movement, was a social movement consisting of mass student demonstrations in West Germany in 1968, which would later become known as the 68ers. The movement was characterized by a protest against the rejection of traditionalism and German political authority by students, including many former Nazi officials. The movement would create lasting changes in German culture, and eventually prevent the authoritarian government from gaining power. -
The End of "Apartheid"
Apartheid, the Afrikaans name given to the country 's harsh, institutionalized regime of racial apartheid by the white-ruled South African Nationalist Party in 1948, came to an end in the early 1990s in a sequence of measures that led to the establishment of a democratic government in 1994. -
The End of Communism
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Revolutions of 1989 were part of a democratic wave that culminated in the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. The era is also sometimes referred to as the Collapse of Communism, and often referred to as the Decline of Nations or the Collapse of Nations. -
Black Lives Matter Movement
In reaction against instances of police brutality and any racially based abuse against black citizens, Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement promoting nonviolent civil disobedience. Usually, the wider movement and its associated groups campaign against excessive brutality against black citizens as well as for many other legislative reforms that are considered black liberation-related. The movement aims to achieve true peace, and equality for people of colour.
