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WW1 Events
French Revolution (1789-1799)
During the French revolutions Liberalists fought for constitutional reforms, civil rights, and the idea of a constitutional monarchy. On the other hand conservatives did not support these revolutions and they wanted to keep the traditional leadership. It was caused by nationalism and led to even more different groups having movements and more revolutions in the 19th century.It was already a war in itself and this war was caused by a group of Parisian Revolutionaries who seized the Bastille prison in an act of protest against King Louis XVI.
Congress of Vienna (1814)
It made war more likely because it brought back some of the old monarchies and the people did not want that. It also wanted equal power in Europe which some countries did not want, and it caused alliances between different countries. Alliances was the one that had the biggest influence on the Congress of Vienna because an alliance was formed by the major European powers and this alliance formed a coalition against the Napoleon and that caused this Congress to happen. Liberalism played a role because some diplomats continued to promote liberal ideas in the Congress. However conservatism played a bigger role because this congress was primarily conservative and it wanted to restore traditional monarchies and bring Europe back to how it was before the French Revolutions and Napoleonic Wars.
Revolutions of 1848
Liberalism played a massive role in these Revolutions because liberalists were behind most of the Revolutions .because they wanted political reforms, constitutionalism, representative government, and protection of individual rights. These made war more likely because they created very high tensions in Europe. Nationalism was one of the biggest long term causes because they started because of nationalistic groups that had high demands for what they wanted.
Austo-Prussian War (1866)
Nationalism had a big role in this because German Nationalists wanted more German-speaking territories. Alliances also played a role because the two different alliances had disputes that could not be resolved peacefully. This was already a war but it made future wars more likely because there was a change in the balance of power with Prussia becoming even more powerful and it could create new rivalries in Europe. Liberal Ideas of nationalism and self-determination were significant factors in this war. Conservatism also applied to this war because Austria had a conservative leader who showed conservative force during this war.
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
This was already a war but it also made war more likely in the future with some aspects . There were more alliances formed which could have led to more wars in the future. Nationalism was one of the causes of this war because in France there was a strong desire for revenge after the Napoleonic Wars which led to this war. Another contributing factor was alliances because France had their alliance and Prussia had its alliance, when a dispute over the Spanish throne came, these alliances dragged multiple countries into the battle. Liberalism was part of this because some liberals in France supported this war against Prussia hoping that it would bring political change and create a more liberal government. Conservatism played a role because the conservatism in Prussia and Germany supported the war because they saw it to achieve the Conservative goal of German unification under Prussian leadership.
Unification of Germany 1871
Tis made war more likely because this change in power upset the balance of power in Europe. Germany being unified and so powerful created a threat to the rest of Europe and the world. Nationalism was the main one that applies to this event because people in various different German-speaking states shared a common culture, language and history so they all wanted to be unified and be one country. Liberalism played a role because liberalists saw the opportunity of a unified Germany to be constitutional, they also had a strong desire for nationalism. Conservatism played a role in this event because the unification was led by Prussia , which was a state with a conservative monarchy.
Alliances- (1872/1879/1882/1887)
These alliances made war more likely because they made militaries very strong. The triple Alliance fully encircled France and France felt threatened. Nationalism was the main cause of these alliances because nationalists were growing across Europe in the 19th century, leading to the desire for stronger and more unified nations. Many countries wanted to protect their culture and other things so they looked to creating alliances to do this. Liberalism played an important role because many liberals wanted peace and they though that creating alliances would keep that peace. There was also a lot of Liberal leaders at the time that created these alliances. Conservatism played a role because there was also a lot of conservative leaders that created alliances such as the Triple Alliance which was created by Otto Van Bismarck. The conservatives also saw this as an opportunity to protect their monarchies.
Bulgarian Crisis (1885-1888)
This made war more likely because it caused rivalries in Europe such as the one between Russia and Austria because Russia supported the Bulgarian unification movement, while Austria did not. The main this that caused this event is Nationalism. Bulgarian nationalism was very powerful during this period and it really wanted the unification of Bulgarian territories under the Ottoman Empire. Liberalism applied to this event because in the Bulgarian Crisis, the desire for self determination was massive among the Bulgarian nationalists. Conservatism applies to this event because in the Bulgarian Crisis the Ottoman Empire was motivated by a conservative desire to maintain the status quo in the Balkans.
Removal of Bismarck (1890)
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