HIST 1202H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Second Industrial Revolution, Ottoman Empire, Irish Question

• School: Trent University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 1202H
• Professor: Wesley Ferris

Document Summary

Restoration europe and the revolution of 1848 (continued) More europeans becoming nationalists and are willing to act on it. Republic is declared, every male can vote. Back lash begins, higher taxes to everyone due to urban working class because they are given jobs like building roads, peasants did not like this because it did not benefit them. Napoleon iii is seen that he will restore french pride, abolishes republic, declares himself emperor, especially a monarchy again. Parliament approaches king of prussia and offers him the crown, he declines. Fp no military power so they can not enforce ideas. Only elites that could vote, allows more people to vote later. British willing to yield revolution but granting responsible requests. Initial revolution the middle class and working class worked together. Afterwards middle class sold out the working class. The impact of the crimean war (1853 to 1856)