Explain about 1848: The Revolution of the Liberals☺☺
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*The poor, unemployment and starving peasants and workers in many European countries in the years 1848, a revolution led by the educated middle classes was under way.
*Men and women of the liberal middle classes combined their demands for constitutionalism with national unification.
*They drafted a constitution for a German nation to be headed by a monarchy subject to a parliament.
*Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia, rejected it and joined other monarchs to oppose the elected assembly.
*While the opposition of the aristocracy and military became stronger, the social basis of parliament eroded.
The issue of extending political rights to women was a controversial one within the liberal movement.
⏩Women had formed their own political associations, founded newspaper and taken part in political meeting and demonstrations.
⏩Women were admitted only as observers to stand in the visitors’ gallery.
⏩Monarchs were beginning to realize that the cycles if revolution and repression could be ended by granting concessions to the liberal-nationalist revolutionaries.
1848 is known as the year of the revolution of the liberals in europe . The reason for the same is given below
1) In 1848 revolution of liberals men and women combined together and demanded for constitutionalism with national unification.
2) In german region a large number of political associations whoses members were middle class people came together and decided to vote for german national assembly.
3) On 18 may 1848 they drafted a constitution for a German nation to be headed by monarchy subject to a parliament.
4) a large number of women had also participated actively over years and despite this women were denied the suffrage rights .