The Peterloo Massacre intensified public support for electoral reform. In 1832 Parliament passed the Reform Act, which marginally increased the number of eligible voters. The lower classes, however, remained voiceless in government. Soon after Queen Victoria took the throne in 1837, a group of worki...
Even the design of heraldic lines and ordinaries (patterns not falling easily under the category of other symbols) indicated specific concepts. Wavy lines, for instance, denoted sea or water. Indented lines (flush on the top, choppy on the bottom) stand for fire, while embattled lines (lines ...
Benedict Arnold was an officer in the Continental Army and, between 1775 and 1777, participated in several successful campaigns defending central New York from British forces. However, Arnold was continually passed over for recognition and promotion. Disillusioned and suffering from a leg wound, Arnol...
Arthur Meighen, took office, but was unseated by Mackenzie King, a liberal who governed Canada for most of the decade. Women gained the right to vote but struggled with discrimination and unfair wages. Men retained the advantage for decent jobs. With the war over, Canadian military forces disc...
In its 1920 platform, the Republican Party declared its devotion to “protective principles,” arguing that it was their duty to ensure the “preservation of the home market for American labor, agriculture and industry.” The Republicans of the 1920s passed two major pieces of legislation that ...
000 Persian troops. Leonidas' small army was able to use the mountain terrain to form a defensive fighting position, forcing the Persian troops into a frontal assault. This defensive position helped the Spartans hold off the Persian forces for three days, enabling the other Greek troops to ...
a liberal who governed Canada for most of the decade. Women gained the right to vote but struggled with discrimination and unfair wages. Men retained the advantage for decent jobs. With the war over, Canadian military forces discharged troops who needed employment. In 1929, women achieved personh...
a liberal who governed Canada for most of the decade. Women gained the right to vote but struggled with discrimination and unfair wages. Men retained the advantage for decent jobs. With the war over, Canadian military forces discharged troops who needed employment. In 1929, women achieved personh...