Revolutions of 1848

1. The French Revolution

1.1. Liberal Monarchy

1.2. very few men could vote

1.2.1. only about 170,000

1.3. rich were powerful

1.3.1. oppressed the poor

1.4. poor were powerless

1.5. garentee livelihood of workers

1.5.1. enjoy profits of labor

2. Reasons

2.1. poor harvest

2.2. bad economic conditions

2.3. higher taxes

2.4. telegraph

2.4.1. quick, easy communication

3. The German Revolution

3.1. revise constitution

3.2. new capital at Frankfurt

3.3. violent protest in berlin

3.4. failed

3.4.1. rebels given nice funeral

4. The Austrian Revolutions

4.1. with in Austrian empire

4.2. formed many ethnic groups

4.3. regained land

4.3.1. from ottoman empire

4.4. Magyar tongue as the official language

4.5. others paraded in prtest

4.5.1. student

4.6. Austria abolished freedom of press

4.7. Austrian population screwed by blight

4.7.1. 90% of population rural

4.8. Pillersdorf Consitution

4.8.1. constitutional arrangements for non Italian or hiragana states

4.9. Vienna march

4.9.1. very long

4.9.2. inspired others

4.9.3. wanted free of Austrian control

5. Overall

5.1. none of these revolutions amounted to anything really

5.1.1. all failed

6. Hapsburgs

6.1. face liberal and nationalist demands

6.1.1. nominate committee of Galician Poles

6.1.2. separate constitution to the Poles of Galicia

6.1.3. legality of public meetings

6.1.4. seperate national guards

6.2. discourage Serbs from partaking in general assembly

6.2.1. fail