Revolutions of 1848: Difference between revisions

The revolutions were essentially [[Democracy|democratic]] and [[Liberalism|liberal]] in nature, with the aim of removing the old [[Monarchy|monarchical]] structures and creating independent [[nation-state]]s, as envisioned by [[romantic nationalism]]. The revolutions spread across Europe after an initial revolution began in [[Sicilian revolution of 1848|Italy]] in January 1848.<ref>{{cite web |title=Revolutions of 1848 {{!}} Causes, Summary, & Significance {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Revolutions-of-1848 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |date=10 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Denis Mack |title=The Revolutions of 1848–1849 in Italy |publisher=Oxford Academic |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/25693/chapter-abstract/193161929?redirectedFrom=fulltext |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> Over 50 countries were affected, but with no significant coordination or cooperation among their respective revolutionaries. Some of the major contributing factors were widespread dissatisfaction with political leadership, demands for more [[participation (decision making)|participation]] in government and democracy, demands for [[freedom of the press]], other demands made by the [[working class]] for economic rights, the upsurge of [[nationalism]],<ref>R.J.W. Evans and Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann, eds., ''The Revolutions in Europe 1848–1849'' (2000) pp. v, 4</ref> and the [[European potato failure]], which triggered mass starvation, migration, and civil unrest.<ref>[[Cormac Ó Gráda|Ó Gráda, Cormac]]; Vanhaute, Eric; Paping, Richard (August 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170417175737/http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/papers3/Vanhaute.pdf The European subsistence crisis of 1845–1850: a comparative perspective]. [http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/index.html XIV International Economic History Congress of the International Economic History Association], [http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/sessions81_124.html Session 123]. Helsinki. Archived from [http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/papers3/Vanhaute.pdf the original] on 17 April 2017.</ref>

 

 

==Origins==