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Greek War of Independence
Greece had been a part of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century .
Nationalist Greeks mobilised support from West Europeans and exiled Greeks.
Poets and Artists portrayed Greece as the cradle of European civilisation -
The Bourbon kings are overthrown
Constitutional monarchy was installed with Louis Philippe at its head by the liberal revolutionaries.
This sparked an uprising in Brussels after which Belgium broke away from the United Kingdom of Netherlands. -
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Economic hardship in Europe
Enormous increase in population.
Population from rural areas migrated to cities to live in overcrowded slums.
Small producers faced stiff competition from imports of cheap-machine made goods from England.
Peasants struggled under the burden of feudal dues and obligations.
Rise of food prices and bad harvests. -
Nationalism in Poland
After Russian occupation, Russian was imposed everywhere.
The Polish language was used as a symbol of resistance.
Church gatherings and all religious instructions began to be done in Polish.
An armed rebellion against Russians took place -
Independent Greece
The Treaty of Constantinople recognised Greece as an independent nation. -
Revolt of weavers in Silesia
Weavers in Silesia led a revolt against contractors who supplied them raw material and gave them orders for finished textiles but drastically reduced their payments.
Their demands of higher wages met with scorn and threats.
They ransacked the contractor's house.
The army was requisitioned and 11 weavers were shot. -
Germany
A large number of political associations came together in Frankfurt to vote for an all German-National Assembly
831 elected representatives took their places in Frankfurt Parliament in the church of St. Paul.
Friedrich Wilhelm IV, the king of Prussia joined other monarchs to oppose the assembly.
The social basis of the parliament eroded and the middle class lost the support of workers and artisans.
The assembly was forced to disband. -
Economic crisis in Paris
Food shortages and widespread unemployment brought the population of Paris on the roads.
Barricades were erected.
Louis Philippe was forced to flee.
Suffrage was granted to all males above 21 years of age
National workshops to provide employment were set up.