Question

What happened during the year following 1815 when the fear of repression drove many liberalnationalists underground ? Explain.

Answer 1

DURING THE YEARS FOLLOWING 1815, THE FEAR OF REPRESSION DRIVE MANY LIBERAL-NATIONALISTS UNDERGROUND—

• Secret societies sprang up in many European states to train revolutionaries and spread their ideas.

• To be revolutionary at this time meant a commitment to oppose monarchical forms that had been established after the Vienna Congress, and to fight for liberty and freedom.

• Most of these revolutionaries also saw the creation of nation-states as a necessary part of this struggle for freedom.