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To The Barricades
In 1830 and 1848, Europeans saw street
protests explode into full-scale revolts.
 France After the Restoration When congress of Vienna restored Louis XVIII to
the French throne, he prudently issued a
constitution, the Charter of French Liberties.
 Charter of French Liberties- created a two-house
legislature and allowed limited freedom of the
press.
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The July Revolution
When Louis XVIII died in 1824 his brother
Charles X, inherited the throne. He was a
believer in absolutism, and rejected the
very idea of the charter. In July 1830 , he
suspended the legislature, limited the right
to vote, and restricted the press.
 Liberals and radicals responded forcefully
to the king’s challenge.
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In Paris
Angry citizens threw up barricades across the
narrow streets.
 From behind them, they fired on the soldiers
and pelted them with stones and roof tiles.
Within days, rebels controlled Paris. A frightened
Charles X abdicated and fled to England.
 Louis Philippe cousin of Charles X was chosen
king. He was a supporter of the revolution in
1789. He was called the citizen king, because he
owed his throne to the people.
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The French Revolution of 1848
1840s discontent grew and radicals formed
secret societies to work for a French republic.
 Liberals denounced Louis Philippe’s government
for corruption and called for expanded suffrage.
 Toward the end of the decade, and economic
slump shut down factories. Harvest were poor,
and people lost their jobs and bread prices
soared . As in 1789, Paris was ripe for
revolution.
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February Days
In February 1848- Iron railings, overturned
carts, paving stones, and toppled trees again
blocked the streets of Paris.
 Church bells rang alarms, while women and men
on the barricades sang the revolutionary “La
Marseillaise.” A number of demonstrators
clashed with royal troops and were killed.
 As it spread, Louis Philippe abdicated. After, this
the new government was divided between
liberal, radical and socialist proclaiming the
Second Republic.
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June Days
By June the upper and middle class had won
control of the government. They shut down
workshops stating it was a waste of money.
 Furious, workers took to the streets of Paris,
rallying to the cry “Bread or Lead” This time the
bourgeois liberals turned violently against the
protesters.
 At least 1500 people were killed before the
government crushed the rebellion.
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Louis Napoleon
During the elections after, all men were able to
vote Louis Napoleon nephew of Napoleon
Bonaparte took office.
 The new Napoleon attracted the working classes
by presenting himself as a man who cared about
social issues such as poverty.
 By 1852, he had proclaimed himself emperor,
taking the title napoleon III. Thus ended the
short-lived Second Republic.
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The Spring Time of the Peoples
Revolution in France was the spark that
touched off the revolts.
 Workers demanded relief from the
miseries of the spreading Industrial
Revolution.
 By 1848 discontent was so widespread
that it was only a matter of time before it
exploded into full-scale revolution.
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Metternich Falls
In Austrian empire revolt broke out in Vienna
 Metternich who had dominated Austrian politics
for more than 30 years, tried to suppress the
students who took to the streets. When workers
rose up to support the students, Metternich
resigned and fled in disguise.
 Revolution quickly spread to other parts of the
empire.
 After the Austrian government was
Overwhelmed they agreed to the reforms
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Revolution in Italy
Uprisings erupted in the Italian states.
Nationalists wanted to end domination of Italy
by the Austrian Hapsburgs.
 Workers suffering economic hardships
demanded even more radical changes.
 From Venice in the north to Naples in the south,
Italians set up independent republics.
Revolutionaries even expelled the pope from
Rome and installed a nationalist government.
 But the pope would return after, the French
army restored him back to the throne.
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Frankfurt Assembly
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Throughout 1848, delegates from many German states
met in the Frankfurt Assembly.
Divisions soon emerged. Delegates debated endlessly on
topics about whether or not a new Germany should be a
republic or a monarchy, and whether or not to include
Austria in a united German state.
Finally, the assembly offered Prussia’s Frederick William
IV the crown of a united Germany. To their dismay the
conservative king rejected the offer saying it was “from
the gutter.” This was because it came from the people.
By 1849, the assembly was dissolved under threat form
the Prussian military.