HIST 1031 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Bicameralism, Catholic Emancipation, July Revolution
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Chapter 20 the conservative order and the challenges of reform. The concert of europe prevented one nation from taking large actions in international affairs without consulting the other powers. Nationalism was the biggest thing in europe in the 19th and early 20th century. A nation is composed of a group of people joined together by a common language, culture, and history who are administered by the same government. Liberalism people who sought to establish legal equality, religious tolerance, and freedom of the press. They wanted to elect a representative body for a government and to have a written constitution. Liberals were usually wealthy people associated with commercial life but were excluded from politics. They believed in careers being open to talent. They didn"t want democracy, but political power for those that held property. Wanted an economic structure where people could use whatever talents or property they had to enrich themselves.
