what conditions prevailed in 1848 France
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(i) The year 1848 was the year of food shortages and widespread unemployment. It brought the population of Paris on the roads.
(ii) Barricades were erected and Louis Phillippe was forced to flee.
(iii) A National Assembly proclaimed a Republic, granted suffrage to all adult males above the age of 21 and guaranteed the right to work. National workshops to provide employment were also set up.
The 1848 Revolution in the History of France, sometimes known as the February Revolution (révolution de février), was one of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe. In France, the revolutionary events ended the July Monarchy (1830–1848) and led to the creation of the French Second Republic.
(i) The year 1848 was the year of food shortages and widespread unemployment. It brought the population of Paris on the roads.
(ii) Barricades were erected and Louis Phillippe was forced to flee.
(iii) A National Assembly proclaimed a Republic, granted suffrage to all adult males above the age of 21 and guaranteed the right to work. National workshops to provide employment were also set up.