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Why was the period of 1848 considered as phase of the revolution of the Liberals in Europe?
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The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, People's Spring, Springtime of the Peoples,[2] or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history.
Significant social and cultural change
The revolutions were essentially bourgeois revolutions and democratic and liberal in nature, with the aim of removing the old monarchical structures and creating independent nation-states. The revolutions spread across Europe after an initial revolution began in France in February. Over 50 countries were affected, but with no significant coordination or cooperation among their respective revolutionaries. Some of the major contributing factors were widespread dissatisfaction with political leadership, demands for more participation in government and democracy, demands for freedom of the press, other demands made by the working class, the upsurge of nationalism, and the regrouping of established government forces.[3]
The uprisings were led by ad hoc coalitions of reformers, the middle classes and workers, which did not hold together for long. Many of the revolutions were quickly suppressed; tens of thousands of people were killed, and many more were forced into exile. Significant lasting reforms included the abolition of serfdom in Austria and Hungary, the end of absolute monarchy in Denmark, and the introduction of representative democracy in the Netherlands. The revolutions were most important in France, the Netherlands, the states of the German Confederation that would make up the German Empire in the late 19th and early 20th century, Italy, and the Austrian Empire.
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The revolution of the liberals which initiated in France in the year 1830 and 1848. This revolt inspired people of other parts of Europe. This was against the political and social discontent. In this situation jobs were lost by the workers, also the bread prices rose. The government was said to be responsible for corruption. The French set up their own republic and revolted.