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5a.What were the motives behind European imperialism?
In the 19th Century the idea of having an empire was something that many European countries viewed an important extension of their national power. It was something that many countries regarded as something...
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4.3 Why was the North able to win the war?
A series of Northern victories on the battlefield in 1863, and the appointment of Ulysses Grant as military commander in 1864 saw the tide turn in the North's favour. This page examines the overall...
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b. Slavery and abolitionism
Slavery was fundamental in dividing America and causing conflicts between North and South which ultimately led to the Civil War. The actions of the abolitionists - men and women who wanted to end slavery...
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b. 1848 Revolutions in Germany
As you will have seen from the first topic, the 1848 Revolutions in Germany, were part of a larger movement of revolutions sweeping through Europe during this year. It gave great hope to liberals and...
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4. How important for other European countries were moves towards Italian unification?
The international situation also played a key role in helping the cause of Italian Unification; each European country had reasons for supporting Italy or allowing unification to take place. Britain France...
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6. What caused the First World War? Free
In 1914 Europe was plunged into a war that would last four years and would change the face of Europe - politically, socially and economically. This section of your course will look at why this war broke...
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b. The Revolutions of 1848 - 49
As you have read on the previous page, despite the optimism of thinkers and writers such as Mazzini, no practical progress had been made towards ending foreign rule of the Italian peninsula and bringing...
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4. Austria-Hungary in Revolution, 1848
As you can see from this map, the Hapsburg Empire in 1848 covered a large area and included many different nationalities including Magyars, Croats, Slovaks and Serbs. It also had control over areas of...
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3. France in revolution, 1848
This page examines the causes of the 1848 revolution in France which was significant in starting the wave of revolutions that was to then sweep across the rest of Europe. However, first it is necessary...
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1. Why had liberalism and nationalism grown in importance by 1848?
To understand the Revolutions of 1848 it is necessary to go further back in time to the end of the 18th Century; it was the events and new thinking and discoveries at this time that led to new ideas that...