What happen with democracy in the western europe in the late 19th century

What happened with democracy in Western Europe in the late 19th century? In the ninteenth century there were many signs that political democracy was expanding in Western Europe. First, universal male suffrage laws were passed. ... Central and eastern Europe had more conservative governments than did Western Europe.

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The most obvious struggle was that he was born around 460 BC, meaning information was difficult to get and store. Another big part of that difficulty was that his works lacked the myth and exaggeration that many political and philosophical texts included in that time. so i think it's D, his failing memory!!