After Napoleon's defeat, European aristocrats sought to establish a conservative order in Europe in order to prevent an upheaval of the scale of the French Revolution from happening again. As the conservatives were establishing their order, liberals, nationalists, and socialists had their own ideas for a new order to establish on a continent that was rapidly industrializing.... and while others looked forward, Romantics looked back.
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“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.” |
19th Century "Isms" |
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A major key to understanding the conflicts of the 19th century is to be familiar with the different "isms" that emerged during this period. Conservatives sought to maintain as many elements of the Old Regime as possible while liberals, nationalists, and socialists all tried to replace the old order with something new. Romantics looked backward to find beauty in a rapidly industrializing and secularizing world while feminists sought to redefine the place of women in the newly emerging order.
Textbook ReadingsKagan, 615-624
AND/OR Wood, 337-343 E-Lecture Available on YouTube |
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other PowerPoints for European, US, and World History! 19th Century Isms Graphic Organizer |
The Congress of Vienna
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After the fall of Napoleon, European leaders met at Vienna to establish a new conservative order in Europe moving forward from the chaos of the French Revolution. Led by Klemens von Metternich, conservative leaders at the Congress of Vienna were able to stifle liberal and nationalist movements on the European continent until the Revolutions of 1848.
Textbook ReadingsKagan, 594-597
AND/OR Wood, 337-343 E-Lecture Available on YouTube |
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other PowerPoints for European, US, and World History! Metternich Rap |
The Industrial Revolution
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The Romantic Reaction
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The Revolutions of 1848
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For those wanting to take a closer look at how the Revolutions of 1848 affected specific parts of Europe, take a look at my follow-up lectures focusing on the Revolutions of 1848 in France, the German States, Italy, and the lack of revolutionary activity in Britain and Russia.
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Political Reform in 19th Century Britain
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The early 19th century saw a great deal of conflict in Britain between the landed conservative gentry, the urban liberal industrialists, and working class advocates of radical democracy. Unlike the continent, where a series of revolutions broke out in 1848, the British Parliament reformed from above just enough to avoid a violent revolution. Through such measures as the Reform Act of 1832 and the repeal of the Corn Laws, Britain experienced meaningful political reform, albeit not quite as much as the working class Chartists would have liked to see.
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