Historical Changes and Events

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Marriages changed after 1850

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They started to marry for love.

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Views on children changed

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Valued them more.

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Industrial Revolution changed the role of middle-class women

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Middle-class women fought for property rights.

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Importance of 'A Doll's House'

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It was to show that every woman wants the way they are living now.

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Reichstag

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A former legislative body in Germany or the building in Berlin that houses the modern German parliament, the Bundestag.

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Kulturkampf

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A cultural and political conflict between the German government, led by Otto von Bismarck, and the Roman Catholic Church from roughly 1871 to 1887. Did it succeed? No.

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Bismarck's social welfare programs in Germany

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To give them a bit so they don’t revolt and kill you.

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Paris Commune

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When Paris became communist, it failed.

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Significance of the Dreyfus Affair

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It exposed deep-seated antisemitism and led to a lasting political divide between pro-republican and conservative, pro-army factions.

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New types of laws passed in Britain from 1906 to 1914

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New liberal welfare laws to reduce poverty and create social safety nets, including old-age pensions, free school meals, free medical inspections for children, the Workmen's Compensation Act, and the National Insurance Act.