5.1 Revolutions Sweep Europe

During the early 1800s, liberals and conservatives disagreed mainly over

• whether leaders should be elected.

• whether women should vote.

• whether ethnic minorities should have equal rights.

• whether to expand government programs.

Which event was one of the causes of the French Revolution in 1830?

• Citizens were angered by the recession.

• Men were not given the right to vote.

• Charles X suspended democratic rights.

• Workers demanded better labor laws.

How was France’s Second Republic divided from the start?

• Some people supported Louis Philippe and others wanted a liberal government.

• Liberals wanted moderate reform; whereas socialists wanted far-reaching social changes.

• Peasants and the upper-middle class did not believe in rights for workers.

• Nationalists wanted to throw off foreign rule.

What common goal did the revolutions throughout the Austrian Empire have?

• They all aimed to remove the emperor from power.

• They all backed Metternich’s proposed reforms.

• They all sought independence from the Austrian Empire.

• They all demanded political power and protections for basic rights.

Why did most of the uprisings fail in 1848?

• Military force was used against revolutionaries.

• Revolutionaries formed weak constitutions.

• The Pope helped defend the monarchies.

• Nationalists could not unite people from different heritages.