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Mass Society and Democracy

Lesson 3 The National State and Democracy

I.A. Universal male suffrage laws were passed; in countries with a prime minister, the prime minister was responsible to the popularly elected legislative body rather than a king or president; political parties formed.

I.B. The Conservative party helped pass laws that expanded the right to vote; the Liberals also helped pass voting rights laws and voted for social reforms such as unemployment benefits and old-age pensions; the Labour party dedicated itself to the interest of workers.

II.A. The government ministers of Germany and Austria-Hungary were responsible not to the parliament but to their emperor.

II.B. After troops opened fire on peaceful demonstrators, killing hundreds of workers and triggering strikes throughout Russia, the czar granted civil liberties and created a legislative assembly called the Duma.

III.A. The United States became a leading producer of steel and iron and urbanized. It became the world's richest nation, but most of its wealth remained concentrated.

III.B. The United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from the Spanish. IV.A. The Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy combined with unwelcome German

foreign policies caused Great Britain, France, and Russia to form the Triple Entente. IV.B. Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina outraged Serbia and its Russian allies.

By 1914, these countries and their allies viewed each other with mutual suspicion.

Summary and Reflection A complete answer should include: industrialization led to urbanization, increased wealth, and increased concentration of wealth, and it also led to the development of mass political parties that pressed for improved social and political conditions; urbanized nations pursued expansion and developed empires, leading to competition between individual nations and political alliances.

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