the parade of louis - france after napoleon
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Revolutions and UnificationEurope from 1815-1850
Revolutions of 1830 & 1848
Revolutions break out in many nations Caused by Liberals wanting changes Industrial Revolution – low wage
workers wanting changes Intellectuals (teachers) wanting
changes Nationalism – people want to create
new countries for their ethnic groups / nationalities
Revolutions of 1830 & 1848
Almost all of these revolutions are unsuccessful Liberal Revolutionaries can not agree
on their goals Conservatives are unified / more
organized – thus monarchs stay in power
Lets look at some examplesFrance – 1815-1850
France After Congress of Vienna
Louis XVIII installed as new king of France Conservative – but
also a realist Agreed to keep
French Parliament / Limited Monarchy
Nobody Happy Liberals say he is
not liberal enough Conservatives want
to go back to an Absolute Monarch
Political Spectrum
Charles X Takes over after Louis XVIII dies
in 1824
Even more conservative than Louis Wants an Absolute Monarchy again
Gets rid of Parliament 1830 Passes the July Ordinances
No freedom of press Restrictions on rights to vote
Liberals revolt against the July Ordinances
Charles forced to flee to England
Political Spectrum
Louis Phillip “The Bourgeoisie Monarch”
Presents himself as more liberal In reality, he must keep the support of
conservatives. (after all - they have the $) Favors the wealthy / Upper middle class
Middle class gets right to vote Against Socialism
1848 – Liberals revolt – Led by Socialists Factory Workers and Intellectuals
(Professors) Louis flees to England (hmmm, déjà vu?)
Political Spectrum
Louis Blanc 1848 - comes to power
Only lasts a few months Socialist
Establishes “workhouses” Government controlled businesses Everyone guaranteed a job
“Busywork” type of jobs Must raise taxes to pay for these
workhouses Middle class pays most of the taxes
Middle Class (conservatives) revolts
Louis Flees to England (ok, this is getting ridiculous)
Political Spectrum
Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III) Nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte
Takes advantage of the family name
Elected, sets himself up as Emperor – just like his old uncle did Passed some reforms
Male suffrage (voting) Promotes railroads and work
programs
Cracks down on dissent (disagreement)
Censors newspapers, professors, Outlaws other political parties
Political Spectrum
Louis Napoleon (continued)
Tries to make France great again Gains colonies in North and West Africa Builds Suez Canal (in Egypt)
British very thankful to take it later on. Tries to gain Mexico
Unsuccessful (think Zorro!) Gets involved in Crimean War against Russia
Keep Russia from getting too powerful Does not get much out of it
Ends up in a war with Prussia in 1870 Franco-Prussian War
Disaster for France Loses Alsace and Lorraine territories Captured and thrown out of power Ended up in exile in … you guessed it -
England
Next Up - GermanyFrom 1815-1870
green book p 464-465, 537-540
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