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Revolution in the Age of Metternich Location Date “Trigger” (Goals) Leaders Events Outcome Spain 1820- 1823 Goal: Liberal Revolution in the Age of Metternich Location Date “Trigger” (Goals) Leaders Events Outcome Spain 1820- XX XX 1823 Revolutionaries were brutally Goal: Liberal suppressed by French Armies Constitution at Metternich’s urging. Two 1820- XX XX Sicilies 1821 Revolutionaries were brutally Goal: Liberal suppressed by French Armies Constitution at Metternich’s urging. Greece 1821- Treaty of London Allied Force wins; Greek 1832 Goal: Independence Ypsilanti -- (1827) – Britain, Independence from Turkish Rule Greek France, Russia agreed Patriot/ to demand Ottoman nationalist Empire to recognize Greek Independence War breaks out France 1830 “Trigger”: Charles X Charles X (r. Revolt in the Streets caused The “July Monarchy” (1830- attempted a coup by 1824-1830) Charles X to flee to London 1848) issuing draconian Victor Hugo for his life. Louis Philippe (“Citizen decrees: Guizot --Upper Middle Class King”, “Bourgeois Monarch”) -Curtail the Const. Talleyrand (Moderate Liberal Elites) His administration believed Charter of 1814 Marquis de invited Charles’ Cousin, Louis their primary goal was to -Censor the Press Lafayette Philippe the “Duke of support private property & -Reduced the # of Orleans” to take the Throne owners, Promote prosperity, Eligible Voters --He becomes the “King of the Maintain Peace -Then called for new French People” as opposed to elections the King of France. Goal: Parisians (Middle Class, Working Class, Artisans) stream into the street demanding their liberal rights (i.e. voting rights) France 1848 “Trigger”: Banquet Louis Feb. 22-Banquet France establishes the Campaign by the Philippe-king Canceled SECOND REPUBLIC, but Middle Class: To who abdicates Revolts in streets only after class warfare reveals protest the slow under Feb 23-L.P. fires the fissures present in French reform of Louis pressure of Guizot society. Philippe’s violence in Feb 24- L.P. abdicates Louis Napoleon exploits fears government, Paris. trying to quell the of further social conflict to Liberals engage in a Louis Blanc- violence; flees to establish authoritarian control banquet campaign socialist London of the nation to agitate for suffrage advocate of Proclamation of the 2nd expansion. national Republic—Say no to The government workshops for Monarchy! canceled a planned workers Factions emerge banquet for Feb. 22 Louis (Moderates vs. 1848==Paris revolts Napoleon— Socialists) nephew of Socialist gain support Napoleon I from workers for their who had for national workshop years program attempted to April Elections: overthrow the Moderates win monarchy; Landslide. elected May: Workers invade president of the Assembly; National the 2nd guard crushes them. republic in June –Closing down of 1848. the Workshops led to the violent uprising known as “June Days” Class warfare in the streets (Middle Class vs. Worker) November: Constitution Drafted w/ a strong executive (President and one- house Parliament) December: Louis Napoleon elected President by a wide majority Prussia 1848 Inspired by the Frederick Liberals forced the Prussian Liberals failed to French Example, William IV election of a Prussian meet their objectives of Prussian Liberals in (r.1840-1861)- Assembly, which political equality and reduce March revolted in king who proceeded to grant the influence of traditional Berlin against the agreed to the autonomy to the Polish institutions. However, the Prussian monarch, election of a minority. Constitution of 1850 did who had resisted Prussian By the end of the provide for representation sharing power. assembly, Spring the Prussian refused the Army had reestablished Frankfurt control of the nation Liberals’ offer and reversed the pro- of a crown of Polish legislation of the a united Assembly. Germany, but granted a conservative constitution to his kingdom in 1850. Frankfurt 1848 After the riots in Deliberations divided By the time German Liberals Berlin, Liberals over whether the had completed a constitution, overthrew the Austrian Empire, with their moment had passed. traditional political its large non-German Frederick William IV rejected structures of other population, should be the “Crown from the gutter” German states. included in a unified and the work of Unification of After elections, Germany a German state would be delegates met in The debate over a accomplished by a Frankfurt to discuss “Large” vs. “Small” Conservative in the future. the Unification of Germany caused a fatal Germany delay as conservative forces regained their strength. By December Liberals had issued a declaration of rights for the German People In April 1849, the Frankfurt Assembly completed its constitution and offered the crown to Prussian King Frederick William IV. Austria 1848 Workers and Metternich- Serfdom is Abolished After the initial nationalist students rebel in you know all throughout the Austrian revolts within the Austrian March in Vienna, about him, Empire Empire, the new emperor and causing Metternich unable to Emperor Franz Joseph the army reestablished control to flee to Britain withstand the agrees to a Constitution and crushed further rev. of 48’ in 1849. opposition. Franz Joseph Franz Joseph rejected the I (r. 1848- constitution in 1851 and 1916) – worked toward centralizing his Became power emperor in December upon his father’s abdication Prague 1848 Seeing the Turmoil After initially promising Though unsuccessful, Slavic in the Austrian autonomy to Bohemia, Nationalism remained a Empire, Slavic whose capital was problem for the Austrian Nationalists meet in Prague, the Austrian Empire and formed an Prague to discuss Emperor reversed essential cause for WWI. the unification of all course and broke up Slavs. the Pan-Slav Congress Budapest 1848 Events in Paris Louis In the fall of 1848, The Austrians are able to inspired the Kossuth – Hungarian Nationalists exploit the fear of Hungarian Hungarian Diet in Hungarian proclaim a new power to crush the revolt, with March to proclaim Liberal and constitution that Russian support. liberty for Magyars Nationalist promotes the Magyar Magyars remain the most (another ethnic who led the Language but resistive of the ethnic minority in Austria) cause of the suppresses the rights of minorities in the Empire. Magyars Slavic minorities in Emperor Hungary. Ferdinand I – After the Constitution is Son Franz rejected by the Austrian Joseph will emperor, Hungary take over in declares complete December independence. Emperor Franz Joseph in 1849 asks Russian czar Nicholas I to help crush the nationalist revolt in Budapest .
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