History of the Modern Middle East / Module 7
Constitutional Movements in the Late 19th & Early 20th Centuries
Constitutional movements are presented as regional demands for limits on executive power. The lesson connects parliaments, consultation, constitutions, and democracy before World War I.
Learning objectives
- Trace demands for constitutions, parliaments, and representative government.
- Recognize constitutional movements as a regional phenomenon before World War I.
Transcript excerpt
Excerpt from the lesson transcript
It happens that Iran was only one of several countries that were affected by this desire for limitations on the power of the ruler, of the executive, for consultation and representative government, for a constitution and for a parliament, and for some forms of democracy. These were demands all over the Middle East in the last quarter of the 19th century and the years leading up to World War I.