1848 Year Of Revolutions

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The 1848, revolution or other known as the “Year of Revolutions”. This nickname was in responds to all of the various uprisings that went through Europe. Some of the main reasons to why the working class revolted was liberalism which gives the citizens certain freedoms and rights that the government was not providing for them. An example of this would be universal male suffrage. They wanted all men to be able to vote and contribute without discrimination. Also, nationalism, economics and politics were all important factors that resulted in a series of revolts. Russia didn't start there industrialization until 1900's when the rest of the world started there's in the 1800's. Some of the reasons why Russia took so long jumping onto the bandwagon

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