In which year did the revolution break out?
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1848
Nearly all of Europe was seething at once.
💡 Did you know? 1848 is also called the “mad year”.
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What is the Europe-wide wave of 1848 called?
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The Springtime of the Peoples
In many countries people rose up at the same time.
💡 Did you know? From Paris to Vienna, Budapest and Milan.
What is the German revolution named after its starting month?
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The March Revolution
In March 1848 there were uprisings in Berlin and Vienna.
💡 Did you know? The fallen were mourned as the “March dead”.
Which two main demands did the revolutionaries raise?
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Unity and freedom
A united Germany and civil liberties.
💡 Did you know? Both were to be enshrined in a constitution.
Where did the first pan-German parliament meet?
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In Frankfurt's Paulskirche
There the Frankfurt National Assembly met.
💡 Did you know? It was the first freely elected parliament for all Germany.
To which king did the National Assembly offer the imperial crown?
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Frederick William IV
The Prussian king was to become emperor of a united Germany.
💡 Did you know? He saw himself as king “by the grace of God”.
What did the Prussian king do with the imperial crown?
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He rejected it
He would not take a crown from the hand of the people.
💡 Did you know? He scornfully spoke of a “crown from the gutter”.
Which colours became the symbol of the movement?
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Black, red and gold
They stood for unity and freedom.
💡 Did you know? Today they are the colours of the German flag.
How did the revolution end in Germany?
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It failed
Princes and the military regained the upper hand.
💡 Did you know? Many revolutionaries fled abroad.
What did insurgents build in the streets?
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Barricades
Barriers were built from paving stones and furniture.
💡 Did you know? The barricade fights in Berlin and Vienna became famous.
Which Austrian statesman fell in 1848?
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Metternich
The powerful chancellor had to flee.
💡 Did you know? With him the era named after him ended.
Which freedom did the revolutionaries demand for newspapers?
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Freedom of the press
Censorship was to fall.
💡 Did you know? A free press is still seen as a pillar of democracy.
In which country did the 1848 wave begin?
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In France
The February Revolution in Paris gave the signal.
💡 Did you know? From there the spark jumped to Germany.
Which catalogue of basic rights was adopted in the Paulskirche?
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The Basic Rights of the German People
They guaranteed freedoms such as speech and assembly.
💡 Did you know? Much of it is now in the Basic Law.
Which political manifesto appeared in 1848?
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The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote it.
💡 Did you know? “A spectre is haunting Europe” is its famous opening.
Which Paulskirche deputy was executed?
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Robert Blum
He was shot by court-martial in insurgent Vienna.
💡 Did you know? His parliamentary immunity did not protect him.
What remained of Germany after the revolution failed?
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It stayed fragmented
National unity came only in 1871.
💡 Did you know? Then Bismarck united Germany “from above”.
Which form of state arose in France in 1848?
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The Second Republic
King Louis-Philippe was overthrown.
💡 Did you know? Soon after, Napoleon III made himself emperor.
Which movement had a breakthrough in 1848?
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The democracy movement
For the first time the people elected a German parliament.
💡 Did you know? The idea of popular representation could no longer be erased.
Which lasting symbol of 1848 does Germany still bear today?
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The black-red-gold flag
The colours of the revolution became the national flag.
💡 Did you know? They still stand for unity and freedom.
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