MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
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Swedish word. In English: popular movement
A voluntary association where many people gather around a common interest, for example temperance or the right to vote.
Facts about the word
- The popular movements were an important factor in the transition to real democracy in Sweden. People organised to demand an eight-hour working day, the right to vote and freedom of religion. Sverige i fokus s. 33
- Four of the largest were the labour movement, the free church movement, the women's movement and the temperance movement. Sverige i fokus s. 33
- The popular movements used legal methods: they demonstrated, held protest meetings, published books and wrote in newspapers. Many of them still exist today. Sverige i fokus s. 33
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A popular movement is a voluntary association around a common interest, not a journey and not the parties in the Riksdag.
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.