1. Warmup 3/2 Do you feel like the French Revolution was successful?
What did the revolutionaries want?
How much did they actually get?

2. Age of Revolution:
The French Revolution inspired dozens of Revolutions over the next half century.
These almost all occurred in Europe and Latin America.

3. The European Revolutions
Next week we will look at the American Revolutions
Today we will focus on the revolutions of Europe.

4. The European Revolutions
Most of these revolutions wanted:
Democracy
Constitutions
Equal laws
Unification of all people who spoke same language
Reduction in poverty

5. ASSIGNMENT: Age of Revolutions
You are going to research and teach your fellow students about a revolution.
You can work with partner or on your own.

6. ASSIGNMENT: Age of Revolutions
You will choose one of these
Irish Rebellion (1798)
Belgian Revolution (1830)
Swiss Ustertag (1830)
Hungarian Revolution (1848)
Young Irelander Rebellion (1848)
Serbian Revolution (
Polish November Uprising (1830)
Krakow Uprising (1846)
French Revolution of 1848
Greater Poland Uprising (1848)
Greek War of Independence ( )
French July Revolution (1830)
Wallachian Revolution (1848)
German Revolutions of
Moldavian Revolution (1848)
Portugese Civil War ( )
Italian Revolution of 1830
Italian Revolutions (1848)
Hapsburg Revolutions (1848)
Polish January Uprising (1864)

7. ASSIGNMENT: Age of Revolutions
Research questions:
What were these people fighting for?
What caused the Revolution?
What actually happened?
How successful was the Revolution in getting what it wanted? Explain your answer

8. ASSIGNMENT: Age of Revolutions pt 2
Make this chart:
Revolution Name (date)
What did it want?
What happened?
How successful was it? 1 2 3 4 5 6

9. ASSIGNMENT: Age of Revolutions pt 2
Example:
Revolution Name (date)
What did it want?
What happened?
How successful was it?
French Revolution ( )
Democracy
Equality
Fair laws
Constitution
Tax reform
Government overthrown. Country ruled by revolution for 10 years. Eventually replaced by dictator
Mixed. Tax reform occurs and fair laws put into place. No democracy after 1799 2 3 4 5 6

10. ASSIGNMENT: Age of Revolutions pt 2
Find 6 other people to exchange information with.
It should take you about 3 minutes per group.