HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Austro-Prussian War, French Second Republic, Camillo Benso, Count Of Cavour
Document Summary
Fichte"s idea of nationalism (the nation as an organic people) had more of an influence in the second half of the 19th century. Twin threat to dynastic/aristocratic rule of a-h empire: liberal threat & nationalist threat - having. Liberal constitutional rule by peoples who wanted states for distinct groups who wanted national consciousness. Liberal & nationalist revolt in the 1820s & 1830s calling for liberal rule & based on nationalism, against the dynastic system enforced by the congress of vienna. Belgium: revolt in brussels in 1820 : nationalist revolt against dutch rule, once belgian independence was secured, it was secured under a liberal constitution. Italy: states were divided into many kingdoms people in italy who were arguing for. National unification, they were arguing against dynastic rule, the italian-speaking parts should be given self-determination, for one united state for italians (all legitimate authority stemming from the nation) Nationalist revolts in italy were usually put down by austria.
