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The Revolution of 1830 in France 767-768 1. In what ways did the reign of Louis XVIII represent moderate and somewhat liberal views? In what ways was it not very democratic? 767 2. Charles X took power after Louis XVIII in 1824. What did Charles X do in 1830 that caused controversy? How did the people respond and what was the outcome? 767

THE REVOLUTIONS OF 1848

A Democratic Republic in France 770 3. What was wrong with Louis Philippe’s “bourgeois monarchy”? 767-770 4. France experienced a revolution in 1848 that inspired revolutions in many other parts of Europe. Louis Phillipe abdicated (gave up power) in February and a provisional government was created. It was a ten man executive committee that would plan for the creation of a republic (called the Second Republic). 770 5. What did the moderate liberal republicans want in the revolution of 1848? 770 6. What did the radical socialists want from the revolution? P.771 7. What was Louis Blanc’s proposal? (He was a member of the Provisional Government) 8. What were the national workshops that moderate republicans supported instead? 9. What happened in May and June 1848 (after the April elections)? 771 10. The desire for a “law and order” government that would protect private property after the 1848 revolutions, opened the door for which French leader to be voted into power? 771-772

The Austrian Empire in 1848 11. Be sure you read the first full paragraph on p.772. It describes what happened in most of the countries in central Europe during the revolutions of 1848. According to this description, what happened to most of the reforms that the workers, peasants and middle class won in 1848? 12. Which part of the Austrian empire was the first to rebel? 772 13. Why did the coalition of revolutionaries fail in Austria? 772 14. Which country came to the rescue of the Austrian leaders? 772

Prussia and the Frankfurt Assembly 773-774 15. What was the goal of middleclass Prussian liberals before 1848? p.773 16. In 1848 the King of Prussia Frederick William IV promised to merge Prussia into a new German state that was to be created and reluctantly supported moderate constitutional reforms. Why didn’t the workers support this? 773-774 Why didn’t the Prussian aristocrats support the king’s program? 17. What international event derailed the efforts of the Frankfurt Assembly to unify all the German states into one country? p.774