1. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GERMANIC STATES IN 1848-1849?

2. GERMANIC STATES IN THE MIDDLE OF 19 CENTURY

3. 27.10.1848 - First Revolt in Manheim 27.10.1848 - First Revolt in Manheim Demands for representative government Demands for representative government

4. 18.03.1848 – Demonstration in Berlin, which led to barricade fighting between protestors and regular soldiers 18.03.1848 – Demonstration in Berlin, which led to barricade fighting between protestors and regular soldiers

6. 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)

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

8. UPRISINGS IN ALMOST ALL GERMANIC STATES WERE SUCCESSFUL

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

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

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

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

15. 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)

16. 3 APRIL, 1849 -KEISERDEPUTATION

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

18. 6 JUNE, 1849 – THE REMAINING MEMBERS MOVE TO STUTTGART. THE ASSEMBLY WAS NOW CALLED RUMP PARLIAMENT

19. 18 JUNE, 1849 – DISSOLUTION OF THE RUMP PARLIAMENT

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

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