The Revolutions of 1848 can be a topic that not only frustrates students, but also frustrates teachers. In this two part series we look at the long term and short term causes of the Revolutions of 1848 and then look at how these causes compare between various countries in Europe. In this episode we specifically focus on the French Revolution of 1848.

In this episode we look at how the Concert of Europe ignored the liberalism and nationalism that will eventually lead to the Revolutions of 1830 in France and Belgium.

In this episode we look at how the foreign policy established at the Congress of Vienna evolves into the Concert of Europe and works to suppress liberalism and nationalism in Europe.

In this episode we look at the artistic, literary and musical movement known as Romanticism and look at how it ties in closely with liberalism and nationalism.

In this episode we categorize the different political ideologies of the early 19th century into the three categories of conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism along with developing a better understanding of the concept of nationalism.

In this episode we look at the reality of reform in England and how increasing suffrage was the greatest factor in combating the problems brought about by industrialization.

In this episode we look at how socialists thought new societies and governments could be created to respond to the problems caused by industrialization.

In this episode we look at how 19th century liberalism was a response to the societal problems caused by the mass migrations to the cities and industrialization.

In this episode we look at the problems caused by industrialization in cities like Manchester and London and the effects that it has on the people that live there.

Industrialization will spread outside Great Britain and take root in Western Europe, especially the German Confederation. We take a special look at how the German nation will come to dominate industrialization on the continent with help from Frederich List and his idea for a customs union known as the Zollverein.