Give any three ways in which the French revolution unbalanced change in society in 19th century Europe and Asia?
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HOUSE OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
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EUROPE: A GLOBAL POWER
POLITICAL CHANGE
MARKETS AND PEOPLE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
IMPERIALISM
The 19th century was a revolutionary period for European history and a time of great transformation in all spheres of life. Human and civil rights, democracy and nationalism, industrialisation and free market systems, all ushered in a period of change and chance.
By the end of the century Europe had reached the peak of its global power. Social and national tensions as well as international rivalries festered however - all exploding in conflict at the beginning of the 20th century.
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POLITICAL CHANGE
The 19th century – an age of revolutions! Taking inspiration from the French Revolution of 1789, people across Europe challenged aristocratic ruling classes and fought for the development of civil and human rights, democracy and national independence.
Nationalism emerged as a revolutionary claim promising citizens more involvement in democracy, but it was exclusive, imagining a world of national territories inhabited by ethnically similar people. Some visionary Europeans, however, hoped for the unity of the continent beyond national allegiances.