Were The Revolutions Of 1848 Important?
Overview
In the spring of 1848 a wave of revolution swept across Europe with extraordinary speed. Within weeks the king of France had fled, the Austrian chancellor Metternich had abandoned Vienna, and rulers from Berlin to Naples were promising constitutions to angry crowds. For a few heady months it seemed the old order of kings, empires and censors might be swept away by the twin forces of liberalism and nationalism. Contemporaries called it the springtime of the peoples.
Yet within little more than a year almost every revolution had been crushed and the old rulers were back in their palaces. So were the revolutions of 1848 a turning point or a false dawn? In this lesson you will trace why liberalism and nationalism had grown so strong, what happened in France, the German and Italian states and the Austrian Empire, why most of the risings failed, and how to weigh up just how much they really changed.
Objectives
- Why had liberalism and nationalism grown in influence by 1848?
- Why were there so many revolutions in 1848?
- Did the revolutions have anything in common?
- Why did most of the revolutions fail?
- Did the revolutions change anything?
- The nature of revolutions in 1848 and the influence of liberalism and nationalism
- Causes, events and results of revolutions in: - France - Italy - Germany - the Austrian Empire
- Reasons for the failure of the revolutions
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- In which country did the revolutions of 1848 first break out? A. The Austrian Empire B. France C. Prussia D. Piedmont Answer: B
- Which monarch abdicated and fled to Britain in February 1848? A. Frederick William IV B. Charles Albert C. Louis Philippe D. Franz Joseph Answer: C
- The Frankfurt Parliament of 1848 was set up to: A. Govern France as a republic B. Draft a constitution for a united Germany C. Rule the Austrian Empire D. Unite the Italian states Answer: B
- Which Austrian chancellor was forced to resign and flee Vienna in March 1848? A. Bismarck B. Cavour C. Metternich D. Kossuth Answer: C
- Which of these was a lasting result of the 1848 revolutions? A. The unification of Germany B. The unification of Italy C. The abolition of serfdom in the Austrian Empire D. The end of the Habsburg monarchy Answer: C
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