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Congress of Europe Undone

Congress of Europe Undone. 1830-1870. Revolution of 1830. Charles X 1824-1830 Unpopular with the French people Compensation to nobles for lost land Rumored to be a Jesuit 1829 Poor harvest 1829-1830 Harsh winter. Revolution of 1830.

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Congress of Europe Undone

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  1. Congress of Europe Undone 1830-1870

  2. Revolution of 1830 • Charles X 1824-1830 • Unpopular with the French people • Compensation to nobles for lost land • Rumored to be a Jesuit • 1829 Poor harvest • 1829-1830 Harsh winter

  3. Revolution of 1830 • Spring of 1830 the elections went against the royalist causing Charles X to dismiss the government • July 26-29 the Three Glorious Days • Troops fail to break into the city of Paris • Charles X abdicated in favor of Louis-Philippe

  4. July Monarch Unpopular 180 assassination attempts Working class conditions did not improve Revolts in 1832 & 1836 Secret societies Louis-Philippe

  5. 1848 • Year of widespread revolts and revolutions • Failure of the Frankfurt Assembly to unify Germany; largely due to Austrian interference • Franz Joseph came to power • Hungary granted almost complete self rule • Revolution in France • Failed uprising in Italy against Austrian control

  6. Distant relative of Napoleon Bonaparte 1840 led a revolt in Bologna with 60 men; spent 6 years in prison 1848 Louis Philippe abdicated in favor of his son Second Republic created in Nov. of 1848 Napoleon III

  7. Napoleon III • Louis Napoleon was elected president with 75% of the vote • Popular with the people • Dec. 1, 1851 seized power after the National Assembly refused to allow him to stand for re-election • Dec. 2 held a referendum to determine if the empire should be re-established • 97% of the vote said yes • Dec. 5 became Napoleon III

  8. Napoleon III • Controlled the army, police, and civil service • First 5 years a success • Remodeled Paris • 1860 legalized labor unions and the right to strike

  9. 1853 Russia demanded a protectorate over Christian shrines in Palestine. Moldavia and Wallachia invaded. March 28, 1853 Britain and France declared war on Russia. Crimean War 1853-1856

  10. Crimean War • Siege of Sevastopol 1854-1855 • Treaty of Paris March 1856. • Russia gave up Bessarabia, Black Sea demilitarized, M&W placed under protection of all 5 powers. • Congress of Europe ended. • Austria and Russia became bitter enemies. • Russia and Britain withdrew from continental affairs.

  11. Victorian Age High point of the British Empire both culturally and politically Mostly of German decent 9 children and 42 grandchildren Wilhelm II of Germany was her oldest grandchild Queen Victoria

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