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THE POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS OF THE 19TH CENTURY - Coggle Diagram
THE POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
The political revolutions of the 19th century
brought an end to absolute monarchy
occurred because many people did not accept
the Restoration
the return of the Ancien Régime
they were based on
nationalism
democracy
liberalism
The revolutions of the 1820s
In Spain and Portugal some liberal revolutions took place
objective
establishing constitutional monarchies
Portugal
succeeded
Spain
Liberal Triennium
three years of liberal rule
absolutism was re-established
Greece wanted independence from the Ottoman Empire
in 1821, liberal-nationalist revolution
supported by other European countries
because they wanted to end Ottoman power in the Mediterranean
such as
Russia
France
Great Britain
in 1829, the Treaty of Adrianopolis
Greece became independent
The revolutions of 1830
Belgium wanted independence from Holland
After the Congress of Vienna Holland and Belgium united to form the Netherlands
They had many differences
most Belgians were Catholics
most Dutch were Protestants
Holland imposed its politics on Belgium
in 1830, liberal-nationalist revolution
Belgium became independent
Leopold I of Saxe-Coburg became Belgium's constitutional monarch
Restoration in France
Charles X (1824-1830)
he approved various decrees
such as the restriction of press freedom
without consulting the Legislative Assembly
Louis Philippe of Orleans (1830-1848)
he who ruled as a constitutional monarch
he was chosen by the assembly
Charles X's cousin
Louis XVIII (1814-1824)
The revolutions of 1848
the petite bourgeoisie and workers started to revolt asking for democratic principles
they failed everywhere except in France
In France
in 1848, the Second Republic was established
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected president
universal manhood suffrage was established
in 1852, Napoleon
staged a coup
proclaimed himself emperor
in 1870
Napoleon III stopped ruling
