During the nineteenth century, Europe began seeing a number of ideologies emerge. However none more so than Liberalism and Conservatism have managed to affect European politics and split Europe in its progression into the nineteenth century and away from the events experienced in the eighteenth century. Despite both ideologies being important in structuring Europe, it would be Liberalism that would achieve a more effective path in nation building and unification as the pressing issue of political freedom, and representative democracy took precedence in European politics.
Conservatism, defined as a political philosophy emphasizing natural law, hierarchy, and tradition, found a leader in Klemens von Metternich, an Austrian foreign minister and …show more content…
When Ferdinand VII gained the Spanish crown in 1814 he ordered that all foreign publication be confiscated and only allowed two newspapers. Many soldiers that had encountered French ideas began joining secret societies. Spanish soldiers demanded that Ferdinand give in to the constitution of 1812 which Ferdinand got rid of in 1814. In 1823, the French army invaded, and restored him to absolute power. It caused bloodshed against any rebels. Metternich acted quickly to suppress any sign of revolt, but quickly growing over the course of years were many aspirations for constitutional governments instead of …show more content…
The industrial revolution had begun to radically change liberalize the economy, something which the liberals applauded for these social and economic changes. It was with this support of freedom of expression generated by liberalism that opened the door for other ideologies such as socialism and nationalism to emerge other than conservatism and liberalism (liberalism being more favored of course). Finally, leading up to 1848 uprisings gave an opportunity to put nationalist, liberal and socialist ideas to practice. Despite the revolution’s failure because of the differing ideologies and creating an opening for rulers to return to power, conservatives will still find it even harder to govern a population with greater expectations for increased political participation, national unification, and government
Conservatism, defined as a political philosophy emphasizing natural law, hierarchy, and tradition, found a leader in Klemens von Metternich, an Austrian foreign minister and …show more content…
When Ferdinand VII gained the Spanish crown in 1814 he ordered that all foreign publication be confiscated and only allowed two newspapers. Many soldiers that had encountered French ideas began joining secret societies. Spanish soldiers demanded that Ferdinand give in to the constitution of 1812 which Ferdinand got rid of in 1814. In 1823, the French army invaded, and restored him to absolute power. It caused bloodshed against any rebels. Metternich acted quickly to suppress any sign of revolt, but quickly growing over the course of years were many aspirations for constitutional governments instead of …show more content…
The industrial revolution had begun to radically change liberalize the economy, something which the liberals applauded for these social and economic changes. It was with this support of freedom of expression generated by liberalism that opened the door for other ideologies such as socialism and nationalism to emerge other than conservatism and liberalism (liberalism being more favored of course). Finally, leading up to 1848 uprisings gave an opportunity to put nationalist, liberal and socialist ideas to practice. Despite the revolution’s failure because of the differing ideologies and creating an opening for rulers to return to power, conservatives will still find it even harder to govern a population with greater expectations for increased political participation, national unification, and government