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Chapter 20: Revolutions in Europe and Latin America

Opposing Ideologies:

  • At the Congress of Vienna, the powers of Europe tried to turn the clock back to the way things had been before 1789.

  • Other voices, however, kept challenging the order imposed by the Congress of Vienna.

  • The clash of people with opposing ideologies, or systems of thought and belief, plunged Europe into more than 30 years of turmoil

Conservatives pursued the following goals:

  • Restore royal families to the thrones they had lost when Napoleon swept across Europe.

  • Maintain a social hierarchy in which lower classes respected and obeyed their social superiors.

  • Maintain an established church.

  • Suppress revolutionary ideas.

Challenging the conservatives at every turn were liberals and nationalists who were inspired by the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.

Liberals wanted:

  • Governments based on written constitutions and separation of powers.
  • Natural rights of liberty, equality, and prosperity.
  • Rulers elected by the people and responsible to them.
  • A republican form of government.
  • Laissez-faire economics.

NATIONALISM:

  • National groups who shared a common heritage set out to win their own states.
  • Nationalism gave people with a common heritage a sense of identity.
  • Nationalism often bred intolerance and led to persecution of other ethnic or national groups.

Revolts against the Old Order:

Spurred by the ideas of liberalism and nationalism, revolutionaries fought against the old order.

In the the Balkans, first Serbia, and later Greece fought for and won independence from their Ottoman rulers.

In Spain, Portugal, and various states in the Italian peninsula, rebels struggled to gain constitutional governments. In response, a French army marched over the Pyrenees to suppress the revolts in Spain. Austrian forces crossed the Alps to smash rebellious outbreaks in Italy.

Liberals wanted which of the following?

a) a monarchy

b) a limit on popular elections

c) government regulation of economic activity

d) a republican form of government

Serbia and Greece were both able to win independence from

a) the British.

b) the Ottomans.

c) the Hapsburgs.

d) the French.

Section 2: Revolutions of 1830 and 1838

Why Did Revolutions Occur:

1830

Charles X, a strong believer in absolutism, suspended the legislature, limited the right to vote, and restricted the press.

Liberals and radicals rebelled and took control of Paris.

Moderate liberals put in place a constitutional monarchy, and chose Louis Philippe as king.

1848

When the government tried to silence critics and prevent public meetings, angry crowds took to the streets.

Louis Philippe abdicated

Revolutionary leaders proclaimed a Second Republic.

How Did Revolutions Spread in 1830:

The revolts in Paris inspired uprisings elsewhere in Europe. Most were suppressed by military force. But here and there, rebels did win changes from conservative governments. Even when they failed, revolutionaries frightened rulers badly enough to encourage reform later in the century.

Belgium The one notable success for Europe’s revolutionaries in 1830 took place in Belgium. The Congress of Vienna had united Belgium and Holland under the Dutch king. The Belgians resented this arrangement and pushed for independence. In 1831, Belgium became an independent state with a liberal constitution.

Poland Nationalists in Poland staged an uprising in 1830. However, the rebels failed to gain widespread support, and were brutally crushed by Russian forces.

In 1848, revolts in Paris again unleashed a tidal wave of revolution across Europe.

In Austria, revolts caused Metternich to resign. The Austrian government agreed to reforms, but these gains were temporary. With Russian help, Austrian forces defeated the rebels. Many were imprisoned, executed, or exiled.

Nationalists in Italy rebelled against Austrian Hapsburg rulers. They expelled the pope and installed a nationalist government. Before long, Austrian troops ousted the new government and the French army restored the pope to power.

In Prussia, liberals forced King Frederick William IV to agree to a constitution written by an elected assembly. Within a year, Frederick dissolved the assembly and issued his own constitution keeping power in his own hands.

Why did the uprisings fail?

By 1850 the rebellions had faded, ending the age of liberal revolution that had begun in 1789.

Rulers used military force to suppress the uprisings.

Revolutionaries did not have mass support.

A growing gulf divided workers seeking radical economic change and liberals pursuing moderate political reforms.

In 1848, revolutions took place in all of the following places, except a) Paris. b) Vienna. c) Rome. d) Warsaw.

What is one reason that many of the uprisings failed?

a) Revolutionaries did not have mass support.

b) Many peasants sided with the monarchies.

c) Revolutionaries were not certain of their goals. d) Many radicals were unwilling to fight for what they believed in.

Section 3: Revolts in Latin America

Latin American Wars of Independence:

What caused discontent in Latin America?

How did Haitians, Mexicans, and people in Central America win independence?

How did nations of South America win independence?

By the late 1700s, the revolutionary fever that gripped Western Europe had spread to Latin America. There, discontent was rooted in the social, racial, and political system that had emerged during 300 years of Spanish rule.

Creoles resented their second-class status.

Mestizos and mulattoes were angry at being denied the status, wealth, and power available to whites.

Native Americans suffered economic misery under the Spanish.

Enslaved Africans who worked on plantations longed for freedom.

Haiti:

In 1791, Toussaint L’Ouverture led slaves in revolt.

By 1798, enslaved Haitians had been freed.

In 1802, Napoleon sent an army to recapture Haiti.

Napoleon’s forces agreed to a truce, or temporary peace.

In 1804, Haitian leaders declared independence.

Mexico:

Father Miguel Hidalgo and José Morales led popular revolts.

Rebels led by Agustín de Iturbide overthrew the Spanish viceroy, creating an independent Mexico.

Iturbide took the title of emperor, but was quickly overthrown.

Liberal Mexicans set up the Republic of Mexico.

Central America:

Spanish-ruled lands declared their independence in the early 1820s.

Local leaders set up the United Provinces of Central America.

The union soon fragmented into separate republics of Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.

Independence in South America:

In South America, Native Americans had rebelled against Spanish rule as early as the 1700s, with limited results. It was not until the 1800s that discontent sparked a widespread drive for independence

Simon Bolívar, called “The Liberator,” led an uprising that established a republic in Venezuela. He then captured Bogotá, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

In 1816, José de San Martín helped Argentina win freedom from Spain. He then joined forces with Bolívar.

Bolívar tried to unite the liberated lands into a single nation called Gran Columbia. However, bitter rivalries made that dream impossible. Before long, Gran Columbia split into three independent countries: Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador.

Long Term Causes

European domination of Latin America

Spread of Enlightenment ideas

American and French revolutions

Growth of nationalism in Latin America

Immediate Causes:

People of Latin America resent colonial rule and social injustices

Revolutionary leaders emerge

Napoleon invades Spain and ousts Spanish king

Immediate Effects:

Toussaint L‘Ouverture leads slave revolt in Haiti

Bolívar, San Martín, and others lead successful revolts in Latin America

Colonial rule ends in much of Latin America

Long Term Effects:

Attempts made to rebuild economies

18 separate republics set up

Continuing efforts to achieve stable democratic governments and to gain economic independence

European domination of Latin America

Spread of Enlightenment ideas

American and French revolutions

Growth of nationalism in Latin America

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