An age of revolutions

An Age of Revolutions

First one and then another and then

another….

Starting a movement

O The Enlightenment had begun a movement.

O First, England overthrew its absolute monarch.

O Then America and France followed.

O After the French Revolution, though, the floodgates opened and many revolutions occurred worldwide.

GreeceO Greece had been a major

world power.

O When the Roman Empire split, Greece was a major part of the Byzantine Empire.

O Then the Byzantines were conquered by the Ottoman (Muslim) Empire.

O Christians in Greece wanted freedom and began fighting for freedom after the French Revolution.

Independence

O The Greek

Revolution took 9

years.

O The English,

French, and

Russian

governments

decided to support

the Greeks and in

1830, Greece

became free.

Not All Succeeded

O Some revolutions did not succeed. Notable

failures included:

O Belgium

O Italy

O Russia

1848O Many revolutions occurred and failed in 1848.

O One notable success story: the French Revolution

of 1848. (haven’t we already heard this story?)

Charles X

O In 1830, Charles X tried to recreate an absolute monarchy in France. He failed.

O He was replaced by Louis-Philippe who lost the people’s favor.

O He was replaced with a new republic.

How Best to Proceed?

O The Radicals (people who wanted a LOT of

changes) couldn’t agree on what to change.

So moderates (people wanting some

changes) took over.

O They elected a president and a parliament

(group to make laws)

Napoleon all over again…

O Louis-Napoleon was

elected president. He

was the nephew of the

famous Napoleon.

O But four years later, he

declared himself

dictator (Napoleon III).

O Stabilized things in

France.

O Industrialized France