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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference for rulers to suppress revolutionary ideas, preserve their own power, and set up lasting peace. It lasted from November 1814 to June 1815 in Vienna. Prince Clemens von Metternich was the head leader of this congress. -
July Revolution
In July of 1830, Charles X suspended the legislature, limited the right to vote, and restricted the press. This angered the citizens of Paris. The people put up barricades across the streets. While behind the barricades, the people shot soldiers and threw stones and roof times at them. This frightened Charles X so in result, he ran to England. -
The February Revolution
The February Revolution was the French revolution that overthrew King Louis Philippe. The working class and liberal were unhappy with King Louis Philippe. Reform Banquets used to protest against the King L. Philippe. The Paris Banquet was banned, troops opened fire on peaceful protesters, barricades erected, National Guard defected to the radicals, and King Louis Philippe lost control of Paris and abdicates on February 24. -
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The Second French Republic 1848-1852
During the Second French Republic General Louis Cavaignac assumed dictroial powers and crushed the revolt. This was a victory for conservatives. In November of 1848 a new constitution was provided for an elected President and a one-house legislator. -
Vienna, 1848: The Liberal Revolution
On March 13th, a rampage broke out in Vienna. The Austrian Empire collapsed. Prince von Metternich fled from France. The Constituent Assembly met, and Serfdom was abolished. As the revolution began to decrease in action, the revolutionary government failed to govern effectively. -
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The Five Days of Milan
The Five Days of Milan was an intense street fighting rebellion. This marked the beginning of the 1848 revolutions in northern Italy and resulted in the Austrian withdrawal from the city. More than 400 Milanese citizens were killed and around 600 were wounded. -
Venice and the Revolution
A revolution broke out in Venice. The Venetian Republic was reestablished. Venice was taken into the revolutionary tide crashing over the peninsula and the continent in 1848-49. -
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The "June Days"
During the "June Days" worker groups in Paris rose to fight. They claimed that the government had betrayed the revolution. The workers wanted a redistribution of wealth. A new liberal-conservative coalition formed to oppose this lower class radicalism. The upper- and middle-class interests had won control over the government -
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Seneca Falls Convention (Woman's Rights Convention)
In Seneca Falls, New York, at the Wesleyan Chapel, the first ever woman's rights convention in the United States was held. On July 19, 1848, 200 women joined together at the Chapel. The "Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances" was read. This Declaration was calling for women's right to be equal to men. -
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American Civil War
The American Civil was to determinate what type of nation the United States would would be. The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states. Abraham was the president during this war.
