discuss how has democracy expanded through out the world
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french were divided into 3 states. but the labourers, etc. didn't like this. so then they started their struggle for democracy. men and women all participated in the struggle. men even went for wars, destroyed the nobles houses, etc. women looted the bakeries for bread as the prices were too high for them to buy. so then raja ram mohan roy discussed how we could get free from the british in india. most of the people say that democracy has spread throughout the world through the french revolution.
The French Revolution of 1789, established a secure and stable democracy in France. After that, democracy in France was overthrown and restored several times. Yet they inspired many struggles for democracy all over Europe.
In Britaim the progress towards democracy started much before the French Revolution, but the progress was very slow. By 18th and 19th centuries, the right to vote was granted to more and more people.
Around the same time, the British colonies in North America declared themselves independent in 1776. These colonies then came together to form the United States of America and adopted a democratic constitutuion in 1787.
Mnay European countries that were becoming more democratic did not initially allow all people to vote. Often women did not have right to vote. In US, the blacks did not have the right to vote until 1965.
Those struggling for democracy wanted "universal adult franchise" to be alloted to all. By 1900, New Zealand was the only country where every adult had voting rights