WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GERMANIC STATES IN ?

GERMANIC STATES IN THE MIDDLE OF 19 CENTURY

First Revolt in Manheim First Revolt in Manheim Demands for representative government Demands for representative government

– Demonstration in Berlin, which led to barricade fighting between protestors and regular soldiers – Demonstration in Berlin, which led to barricade fighting between protestors and regular soldiers

King Frederick William IV, taken by surprise, verbally accepts all demands and promises that Prussia will be merged in to the new Germany, alongside all other German states (which, however, didn’t happen) King Frederick William IV, taken by surprise, verbally accepts all demands and promises that Prussia will be merged in to the new Germany, alongside all other German states (which, however, didn’t happen)

KING FREDERICK WILLIAM IV MARCHES THROUGH BERLIN, WAVING THE NEW GERMAN NATIONAL FLAG ON MARCH 21, 1848

UPRISINGS IN ALMOST ALL GERMANIC STATES WERE SUCCESSFUL

DEMANDS OF THE REVOLUTIONARIES  PARLIAMENT REPRESENTING ALL GERMAN STATES  CENTRALIZED DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT  UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE FOR MEN  FREEDOM OF PRESS

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BEGAN IN ST. PAUL’S CHIRCH IN FREANKFURT ON MARCH 28, 1848

DEMONSTRATIONS IN HOLSTEIN LED TO THE FIRST SCHLESWIG WAR BETWEEN THE GERMANIC STATES AND DENMARK

National Assembly approves the Malmo Treaty, which led to decline in public support. Radical Republicans came in opposition to the Assembly

ACHEIVMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY  21 December, 1848 – Imperial act for the Basic Rights of the German People (equality before law, abolition of class privileges, freedom of press and freedom of personal and political liberties)  27 March, 1849 – Imperial Constitution (established a unified German state, which included all states from the German Confederation, apart from Austria; established a hereditary emperor as the head of the state, who also appointed the government)  14 June, 1848 – Founding of the Reichsflotte (the German Navy)

3 APRIL, KEISERDEPUTATION

KING FREDERICK WILLIAM IV REFUSES TO RECEIVE THE CROWN “FROM THE GUTTER”

6 JUNE, 1849 – THE REMAINING MEMBERS MOVE TO STUTTGART. THE ASSEMBLY WAS NOW CALLED RUMP PARLIAMENT

18 JUNE, 1849 – DISSOLUTION OF THE RUMP PARLIAMENT

EVENTUALLY, ALL KINGS RETURNED TO THEIR THRONES, BREAKING THE RESISTANCE OF THE REVOLUTIONARIES

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