1848 Revolutions
Whilst there were individual reasons giving rise to each of the revolutions of 1848 there were some common themes pertaining to all of them. General living conditions had been poor for some time, and an increase in industrialisation had led to overcrowding in cities, extensive child labour, and workers toiling long hours to create wealth in which they rarely shared.Poor harvests in the years prior to 1848 led to discontent amongst the working classes, while the middle classes wanted better representation in government. As well as the French revolution in 1789, a more recent (though only temporarily successful) revolution in 1846, where peasants in Cracow, in what was then the Austrian Empire, slaughtered over 1,000 nobles and declared the
o Disease. Overcrowded cities and poor hygiene led to illness amongst all classes, with only the wealthy able to overcome it. o Literacy. Education was for the most part reserved for upper class males and members of the clergy. o A desire for more out of life. The rise of Romanticism, with its focus on creative spirit and individual satisfaction, led many to begin to question their daily routine. Though living conditions in general had never been good, both classes, with the help of Socialism, were beginning to realise they deserved more than what they had. Romanticism also saw the middle classes in particular thinking they deserved more than just the monotonous repetition of day to day. o Capitalism. The divide between rich and poor c
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