Question

what were the political, social and economic ideas supported by the liberals

Answer 1

Ideologies of national unity in early-nineteenth-century Europe were nearly combined to the ideology of liberalism. For the new middle classes; liberty for the individual and similarity of all before the law were the bases of idea of liberalism.

Political & Social Perspective: -

From the political perspective, the idea of liberalism dedicated the concept of government by consent. Liberalism also meant an end of autocracy and clerical authority. It meant the need of a constitution and a representative government. Inviolability of private property was also established by the nineteenth century liberals.

Economic Perspective: -

Economic liberalization was another signature of the Napoleonic Architecture. The emerging middle class was also in favour of economic liberalization. Several currencies, units of weight and measuratuon and tariff barriers worked as hindrances for economic activities. The new commercial class was demanding a unified economic territory so that there could be free movement of goods, people and capital.

Answer 2

Answer:

The 1848 revolution of the liberals refers to the discontent and various national movements pioneered by educated middle classes alongside the revolts of the poor, unemployed and starving peasants and workers in Europe. While in countries like France, food shortages and widespread unemployment during 1848 led to popular uprisings, in other parts of Europe (such as Germany, Italy, Poland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire), men and women of the liberal middle classes came together to voice their demands for the creation of nation-states based on parliamentary principles. The political, social and economic ideas supported by the liberals were:

Politically, they demanded constitutionalism with national unification, a nation-state with a written constitution and parliamentary administration. They wanted to establish individual freedom and equality before the law and equal political rights.

Socially, they wanted to rid society of its class-based partialities and birthrights. Serfdom and bonded labour had to be abolished.The Issue of political rights to women also was a social issue. Liberal also stressed the inviolability of private property.

Economically they demanded freedom of markets and right to property. Abolition of state imposed restrictions on the movements of goods and capital.