Western Civilization II / Unit 10 WC2 0931 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Why 1848 Failed, and What It Changed Anyway
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The idea
Coalitions of artisans, students and liberals had no link to the rural majority; kings kept their armies and used them, Russia crushing Hungary for Austria, and Frederick William IV refused Frankfurt's crown from the gutter. Yet feudal dues ended, constitutions spread, and nationalism's power was proved.
In practice
Austria's constitution of forty-nine, granted and withdrawn by fifty-one.
Where people slip
Failed in aim; conservatives then adopted nationalism.
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