The European Revolutions of 1848

1. Telegraph System

1.1. Spread political news rapidly.

2. The Revolution in German Lands and central Europe

2.1. The Federal Diet

2.1.1. Declared a revision to the Constitution (March 8)

2.2. Street fighting in Berlin

2.2.1. 190 Berliners were given a state funeral (March 22)

2.3. The German National Assembly

2.3.1. Wished to create a constitution

2.4. in April, Prussia, Brunswick, and Hanover, sent forces to Holstein

2.5. Hapsburg Austrian Emperor

2.5.1. authorized a "Pillersdorf" constitution.

2.6. Hungary obtained its own constitution on April 11

2.7. Louis Napoleon

2.7.1. followed policy that change European states and their sovereignty

3. French Revolution of 1848

3.1. January 14, 1848, banned the "banquet"

3.1.1. Caused a disturbance in Paris

3.1.2. Extreme individuals attacked groups of soldiers.

3.2. Louis Phillipe

3.2.1. dismissed Guizot, the reactionary Prime Minister

3.3. New Provisional Government was formed

3.3.1. administration included moderate, liberal, middle-class, and republicans

3.4. February 25, 1848, Lamartine refused the red flag.

3.4.1. Flag was consisted of a modified tricolor

3.5. Lamartine published "Manifesto to Europe"

4. The "Italian" Revolution of 1848

4.1. secret society "Young Italy" was formed

4.1.1. founded by Giuseppe Mazzini

4.2. January 8, Daniel Manin sent a petition to Venetian Congregation

4.2.1. Regarded a necessary programme of reform

4.3. March 22, revolution broke out in Venice

4.3.1. A Venetian Republic was established

4.4. March 26, Piedmontese-Sardinian troops entered Milan

4.5. Late May, Piedmontese-Sardinians assumed control of MIlan

4.6. April, May, and into June

4.6.1. Lombardy, Parma, Modena, and the Venetian voted for soverighnties