Age of Empire
Topic:
The Revolutions of 1848
Handout Two
OUTLINE:
II. The Revolution of 1848
- Introduction.
- The Collapse of the July Monarchy.
- The Coup of 1851.
- The Revolution in Italy.
- The Situation in Germany.
- The Habsburg Domains.
- Conclusions.
QUESTIONS:
- What were the common elements of the Revolutions of
1848 in France, Italy, Germany, and the Habsburg Domains?
- What were the critical reasons that best explain the
collapse of the July Monarchy in France in 1848? Where did Louis Philippe go
wrong? What were the political divisions taking place in France at the time?
- What was the response to the economic downturn in
France in 1848? Was it similar to Roosevelt’s response during the Great
Depression? Explain.
- How did Louis Napoleon Bonaparte gain control of
France? Why did the French support Bonaparte?
- What were the three divisions in Italy in the 1840s
and what vision did each have for the future of Italy?
- Initially it appeared that the Germanies would be
unified under the political leadership of Prussia? What gave the average
observer hope that this would happen? Yet why did the liberals fail?
Explain.
- The Revolutions of 1848 spread to the Austrian Empire
and serious challenges came in Bohemia, Hungary, Italy, and Austria. Why did
the revolutionaries fail? What was the eventual outcome for Austria,
Hungary, and Russia? Explain.
TERMS:
Louis Philippe Guizot
Zollverien
Adolphe Theirs Count Cavour
Grossdeutschland
Guizot Il Risogimento
Kleindeutschland
National Workshops Joseph Mazzini
Frederick William IV
Louis Blanc Carbonari
Louis Kossuth
July Days Papal
States
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Garabaldi
