HIST209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Chartism, Bourgeoisie, German Confederation
HIST209 Lecture Notes Monday 26th March 2018
I the ae of the soeeig people: The 848 ‘eolutios
Introduction
- Resulting in building up pressure throughout the entire 1840s
- 84s: The Hugy Foties
o Impoverishment and starvation
o Potato famine in Ireland and Scotland
o Crop disasters in central and eastern Europe
o Disquiet, unease and displeasure with rulers
- 848: The spigtie of the peoples
- Revolutions in France, German states, Italian states, Habsburg lands followed a
common thread: mobilisation of liberals and nationalists, victory, division between
revolutionaries, counter-revolution
o Small uprising in Sicily - January
o February 1848 – Uprising in France
o Revolution moves across the rest of Europe
- To re-establish the ideals that rose during the original French Revolution
- Notable because failed to realise its ambitions on many people on the European
continent. Notable because it failed
- Revolutions were short lived and ultimately failed.
- Britain and Russian were uninvolved
o This does not mean there was no disquiet in these countries, just that there
were no uprisings
February Revolution in France
- Kig Louis Philippes egie did ot ited to ipleet deoay
o Government attempted to straddle conservative and radical elements, but
failed to succeed
- Louis Philippes goeet aught etee oseatie oles ad adial
republicans
o The need for order and stability repressed the freedom of the French people
- Republican campaign for electoral reform – Pais Bauets called for extended
franchise
o Meetings and discussions about progressive reforms that should be
introduced in France by the French people
o Gatherings were outlawed by the government of the time. Were seen as
threatening
- February 1848: Paris uprising: Louis Philippe dismissed Prime Minister Franscois
Guizot
o PM was unpopular. Dismissed as an attempt to quell uprisings
o Does ot oie Feh people that Louiss goeet as ot
withholding moves for reform
- Revolution: abdication of Louis Philippe
o Pitched battles in the streets of France
o Cost thousands of lives
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Document Summary
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