Justify the statement , When France Sneezes The Rest Of Europe Catches Cold
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If France sneezes, rest of Europe catches cold' was said by Metternich, the Austrian Chancellor. He opined that the political developments in France were stimulative to other countries of Europe. like the French Revolution and the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity.
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" When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold ".
Most of the European countries followed France persistently. This was first seen when revolutions in other parts of Europe started after the French Revolution that was started by the 'Storming of Bastille' in 1789.
The first upheavel took place in France in July 1830. The Bourdon kings, who had been restored to power during the conservative reaction after 1815 ( Treaty of Vienna) , were now overthrown by liberal revolutionaries, who installed a constitutional monarchy with Louis Phillippe at its head.
The Austrian chancellor said,
" When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold ".
The July revolution sparked an uprising in Brussels which led to Belgium breaking away from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
An event that mobilised the nationalist feelings among the educated elite across Europe was the Greek war of Independence. With the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832, Greece was recognised as an independent state from the Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkey).
The second instance comes from the Liberal Revolutions of 1848. The first revolution of liberals of 1848 was started in France that led to renunciation of constitutional monarchy with the Republic, based mainly on universal male franchise. After then in Germany, the Frankfurt Parliament was organised which aimed at creating a German nation that was to be headed by monarchy that was subjected to the parliament. The ideology of liberals during 1848 were closely allied to the nationalism and uprisings in different parts of the Europe.
Thus the statement, ' When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold ' is completely justified.