HIST 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Russian Civil War, Kornilov Affair, Saint Petersburg
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Wanted a constitution in russia, to free the serfs. Constantine refused the throne: absolutist nicholas ii became tsar. 300 riyals guards and officers university educated refused to defend nicholas unless he. Between 1800-29 15 l. a colonies of spain and portugal achieved independence. Most were self govern, not a complete reorganization of society. Mexico abolish slavery in 1821 by 1829 all tried to end slavery. After 1815 popul which had lost independence after nb began to agitate for natural rights . Greek leaders, imbibing both the deals of natural rights and of a greek destiny separate from the ottomans rebelled. Louis xviii governed france as a constitutional monarch unlike kings of russia austria prussia. Limited the legislature to nobles , the rights to vote. Assassination of charles son gave ultras a chance to blame louis for his soft policies. Louis philippe a capitalist royal got the throne until 1848.