Explain The Age of Revolution: 1830 – 1848.
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The Age of Revolution is the period from approximately 1774 to 1849 in which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in most of Europe and the Americas. The period is noted for the change from absolutist monarchies to representative governments with a written constitution, and the creation of nation states.
Influenced by the new ideas of the Enlightenment, the American Revolution (1765–1783) is usually considered the starting point of the era. It in turn inspired the French Revolution of 1789, which rapidly spread to the rest of Europe through its wars. In 1799, Napoleon took power in France and continued the French Revolutionary Wars by conquering most of continental Europe. Although Napoleon imposed to its conquests several modern concepts such as equality before the law, or a civil code, his rigorous military occupation triggered national rebellions, notably in Spain and Germany. After Napoleon's defeat, European great powers forged the Holy Alliance at the Congress of Vienna in 1814–1815—in an attempt to prevent future revolutions—and also restored the previous monarchies. Nevertheless, Spain was considerably weakened by the Napoleonic Wars and could not control its American colonies, which almost all proclaimed their independence between 1810 and 1820. Revolution then spread back to southern Europe in 1820, with uprisings in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece. Continental Europe was shaken by two similar revolutionary waves in 1830 and 1848, also called the Spring of Nations. The democratic demands of the revolutionaries often merged with independence or national unification movements, such as in Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungary, etc. The violent repression of the Spring of Nations marked the end of the era.
Explanation:
The rise of liberal nationalism that stood in opposition to conservative regimes across Europe was during the period between 1830 to 1848 , hence the revolutionary actions are taking place in this era , it is known as age of revolution ..
In many countries of Europe , the revolutionary spread during this era , mentioned as below
France
During this time, in France, the liberal revolutionaries fought to overthrow the conservative regime to establish constitutional monarchy and then the Republic.
Greece
Greece for example was one such country where the nationalist movement culminated in the Independence of Greece.
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