Reasons for failure of revolutions of 1848
Caroline Lemaster
Ms. Graham
AP EURO Sect. 2
January 22, 2015
Failure of the Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848 were a series of democratic revolts against the monarchies of Europe. This was a very interesting because the revolutions stemmed from a wide variety of causes, and they were not necessarily coordinated/related. The revolutions were generally not a success, and the revolutions were suppressed and the monarchs of Europe were able to hang on to power. The Revolutions were also very violent, tens of thousands of people were killed. The Revolutions of 1848 failed for a variety of reasons, the main ones being, the lack of unity, the spirit of Cooperation among the monarchs and the feeling of Mutual Distrust among Different Races. The main cause of the failure of the Revolution of 1848 was the lack of the spirit of unity among the revolutionaries. They rose against their rulers who were autocrats and reactionaries, then failed to unite on the question of the future form of government in their respective states. The monarchs took advantage of this weakness of the revolutionaries, and so the rebellions could easily be quashed by the rulers. For example, the republicans and the socialists of France unitedly took part in the revolutionary activities against Louis Philippe. But after the proclamation of the Second Republic in France, these two parties could not remain united. The republicans they had achieved their goal with the downfall of Louis Philippe and the establishment of the democratic government in the country., but the socialists wanted to bring about a thorough change in the social setup with the help of the republican form of government. Louis Napoleon, the President of the Second Republic and the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, easily killed the republican form of government and established his absolute monarchy known as the Second Empire. The rulers of the different countries of Europe cooperated with one another in crushing the
Ms. Graham
AP EURO Sect. 2
January 22, 2015
Failure of the Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848 were a series of democratic revolts against the monarchies of Europe. This was a very interesting because the revolutions stemmed from a wide variety of causes, and they were not necessarily coordinated/related. The revolutions were generally not a success, and the revolutions were suppressed and the monarchs of Europe were able to hang on to power. The Revolutions were also very violent, tens of thousands of people were killed. The Revolutions of 1848 failed for a variety of reasons, the main ones being, the lack of unity, the spirit of Cooperation among the monarchs and the feeling of Mutual Distrust among Different Races. The main cause of the failure of the Revolution of 1848 was the lack of the spirit of unity among the revolutionaries. They rose against their rulers who were autocrats and reactionaries, then failed to unite on the question of the future form of government in their respective states. The monarchs took advantage of this weakness of the revolutionaries, and so the rebellions could easily be quashed by the rulers. For example, the republicans and the socialists of France unitedly took part in the revolutionary activities against Louis Philippe. But after the proclamation of the Second Republic in France, these two parties could not remain united. The republicans they had achieved their goal with the downfall of Louis Philippe and the establishment of the democratic government in the country., but the socialists wanted to bring about a thorough change in the social setup with the help of the republican form of government. Louis Napoleon, the President of the Second Republic and the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, easily killed the republican form of government and established his absolute monarchy known as the Second Empire. The rulers of the different countries of Europe cooperated with one another in crushing the