HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Scientific Socialism, The Communist Manifesto, Friedrich Engels
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A cousin of louis xvi was king. He was trying to roll the clock back. King issued a decree and the people said it"s the last straw . France was not ready to stop being a monarchy. People refused to approve of him ruling, and forced him to abdicate. Soldiers were not loyal to the king. He wasn"t necessarily qualified but his name was magical obv. 1852 - he declared himself emperor napoleon iii. He lasted for 18 years before the end of his reign. Revolution in france sparked other european revolutions. Kings/princes agreed to let the frankfurt assembly try to draft a constitution for a united. They wanted to unify germany - one constitution for all countries. The frankfurt assembly failed - kings and princes regained their power. Metternich forced to quit after 40 years. Emperor had to abdicate, new emperor named. Most failed, things went back to the way they used to be.
