The political changes from 1871-1914 were

influenced by the liberal movement of

1815-1870.

Changes Politically from 1871-1914

1. Universal Male Suffrage – (vote extended to working class)

-creation of mass political parties

-political leaders needed to appeal to wide electorate

-continued agitation among women

Changes Politically from 1871-1914

1. Universal Male Suffrage – (vote extended to working class)

2. Governments started to lay the ground work for the “welfare state”

-government takes on responsibility for social and economic problems

that arose due to industrialization

-mix of socialism and humanitarianism

France

1792 and 1848 – major revolutions – people called for what form of government?

France

1870 – France overrun by Bismarck

-elections showed that the French distrusted Republic as a form of government – wanted a monarchy

-Paris Republicans refused to accept National Assembly’s authority

France

Creation of the “Paris Commune” March to May 1871

-revival of Jacobinism

-patriotic and republican

-Anti-German, Anti-wealthy bourgeois, aristocrat, & clergy

-Pro-government control upon prices, wages, and working conditions

-violent SOCIAL revolution as well

Who do you think was very excited about this “worker” uprising?

France

Results:

1. Fighting – most violent in French History

2. National Assembly wins

3. 20,000 Communards executed

4. 7,500 deported

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FranceNew Government in France

Created a Republic: Known as the THIRD REPUBLICPresident

Two House Parliament

Council of Ministers (cabinet) headed by a Premier

France

1879 – Republicans gain majority in both houses

-less radical as more people joined

-est. compulsory school system at gov’t expense

-passed anticlerical legislation (limit church influence in ed.)

William Gladstone

-Forster Education Act of 1870 – state-supported public education

-introduced secret ballot

-legalized labor unions

-promoted civil service exam

-eliminated sale of commissions in the army

-worker’s compensation

PM four times from

1868-1894

Benjamin Disraeli

-extended laws regulating public sanitation

-safety laws for mines and factories

-Regulated housing conditions for poor

PM - 1867, 1874-1880