Europe Faces Nationalism

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Europe Faces Nationalism
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Clash of Philosophies

• Conservative
• Wealthy property owners and nobility wanted the
  monarchy protected
• Liberal
• Middle class business leaders and merchants
  wanted more power to elected parliaments
• Radical
• Favored drastic change to extend democracy to all
  people

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Lets Talk about It

• How can people have some different philosophies?
• To which school do US political parties
  correspond?

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Nationalism Develops

• Loyalty to the people
• Nation states had independent governments
• Liberal middle class pushed this movement

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Countries Fight Back

• Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire
• Belgium declared independence from the Dutch

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Radicals Change France

• King Charles X tried to establish an absolute
  monarchy he fled to Britain
• Louis Phillipe supported liberal reforms
• After Louis fell out of favor radicals split into
  factions and caused a lot violence
• Radicals became unpopular and so moderate
  constitution was drawn up in 1848.

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Lets Talk about It

• How were the actions of radicals contrary to
  their philosophy?
• Was the election of Louis Napoleon a victory for
  the radicals?

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Louis Napoleon

• Strong ruler who took the title as Emperor
• Built railroads, encouraged industrialization,
  promoted public works
• Unemployment decreased and prosperity was evident

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Reform in Russia

• Not industrialized
• Nicholas I threatened to take over part of the
  Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War but inadequate
  resources led to their failure
• Alexander II moved Russia towards modernization

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Reform and Reaction

• Abolition of serfdom however debts remained
• Alexander II assassinated
• Alexander III encouraged industrialization
• Major force was nationalism