HIST 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: National Workshops, European Potato Failure, Industrial Revolution
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Spontaneous revolutions in euro started in france. Three main historical markers are enlightenment, french revolution, industrial revolution. Nationalism political ideal based on the idea that governments are only legitimate if they reflect history or customs of a nation or of the common people. Both liberals and conservatives are going to argue how to channel this new force in society. A growing middle class is threatening the previous upper class. Working class sometimes aligned with middle class. Peasantry has been left behind in places like england. Food crisis will double so wage labours will be out of work. Increasing demand for monarch to give electoral reform. Middle class, working class, some individuals will hold banquets (protests) One of the main banquets was banned by king so they couldn"t meet in feb of. 30 people die so protestors take over city hall and declare 2nd french. It is not just upper middle class or nobility anymore.
