Why did the 1848 revolutions fail? Lesson Aim: To apply knowledge to write an essay on the failure. TASK: Mini whiteboards How did the revolutions start? What was the Vorparliament? What was the Frankfurt Parliament?

2. REVOLUTIONS IN GERMANY IN 1848-9. WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE REVOLUTION ON WHO CONTROLLED THE CONFEDERATION? The Erfurt Union: Following the failure of the Frankfurt Parliament the Prussian Army General von Radowitz proposed the setting up of the Erfurt Union, a ‘kleindeustchland’ led by Prussia with ‘special links’ to Austria. Set up in May 1850, 28 states joined. Austrian Chief Minister Schwarzenberg saw the Erfurt Union as an attempt by Prussia to take over the control of Germany. He summoned a meeting of the old Confederation Diet and proposed a ‘Grossdeutschland’ under the leadership of Austria. A Revolution in Hesse-Cassel broke out and they turned to the Diet for help in sorting out their problems. However, it was a member of the Erfurt Union. Austria and Prussia therefore conflicted who should help and it led to small scale fighting between the two in October 1850. The Olmutz Declaration: anxious to avoid war the Prussian Minister President Manteuffel agreed to abandon the Erfurt Union at Olmutz on the 29th November 1850. However, Prussia confirmed its economic control after Austria attempted to set up a rival Customs Union to the Zollverein called the Zollunion. Its failure meant: PRUSSIA KEPT ECONOMIC CONTROL V AUSTRIA KEPT POLITICAL CONTROL.

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Why did the 1848 revolutions fail? Failure of Frankfurt Parliament Conservative Success Other reasons for failure Impact of revolution

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