HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Louis Philippe I, Second French Empire, Middle Class Revolt
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By 1870, most people"s loyalty is to the national state (russia, eastern europe, austria - In western europe, mass politics came about voting. Nation building in europe revolutions inspired by french revolution 1789 and 1848 rights for men and mass political parties, but in other parts old political forces resisted this. Louis xviii realized that he would not be able to get rid of parliament, and thus agreed to rule with one. However, after louis" death, his younger brother charles x ignored many of the decisions that. He appointed very conservative, reactionary people as his prime minister and cabinet. 1830 - france revolted against charles x and forced him to abdicate. Louis philippe"s and his gov"t eventually became very conservative, arbitrary, and autocratic. Louis -phillippe orders the army to fight the revolutionaries, but quickly lost the army"s support and was forced to flee to england. France becomes a second republic, with universal male suffrage.
