The year 1848 for all of Europe was a tumultuous one, with revolutions breaking out in almost every country. Through a chain of accidental circumstances, reform was being brought to the current governments because of three major reasons- the spread of nationalist programs, the emergence of liberal political activity, and economic crisis. One of the first countries in which revolutionary fighting broke out was France. This essay will use the works of Alexis de Tocqueville, a powerful political thinker, to discuss the failures of the July Monarchy, the circumstances which allowed the February Revolutions to take place and the legacy which these events left.
The July Monarchy (1830- 1848) was a time period marked by a moderately liberal state which was controlled mainly by the educated elite which greatly disenfranchised the middle and working classes. France was emerging from a period known as the Restoration where Ultaroyalist Charles X had been passed the title of king. His term......
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