German_Revolution_histor52

The street demonstrations in Paris in 1848 resulted in the abdication of King Louis Philippe.
That was the immediate spur to revolt in other European countries too.

Some monarchs in Germany feared the fate of Louis-Philippe of France, so they accepted some of the demands of the revolutionaries.

The first demonstrations took place in Mannheim on 27 February . Thousands of people demanded political reforms,eg the freedom of the press, juries after an English example, civil rights, a German nation-state and a new constitution ( March Demands).
From Mannheim, they spread to Heidelberg, Karlsruhe and Cologne, to Frankfurt-on-Main and Munich.

On 27 February 1848, peasant unrest broke out in the Black Forest. From there it spread along the Rhine into the Odenwald, the Taubergrund, into Franconia and to Nuremburg. The violent unrest ( destruction of castles, administration buildings and tax records) lasted into the autumn.

Rulers in the smaller German states were forced to give in to many of the March Demands because of the strong popular support, so liberal governments ( March Ministries) were installed in Saxony ( 16 March 1848) and later in Bavaria (20 March 1848).

After the successful February Revolution in France the revolution spread across Europe and started in Germany with the large demonstrations on March 13, 1848, in Vienna, Austria, which resulted in the resignation of Prince of Metternich (Chancellor).
A new constitution was written that guaranteed freedom of the press and basic civil rights.
This constitution was unacceptable to the people, so the citizens of Vienna came out on the streets on May 26 / 27, 1848 and threw up barricades.

20 March 1848: March Ministries were installed

After many people died in the Berlin street fight on 18th March 1848, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV ordered the withdrawal of his troops. After the king apologized for the death in the speech >To my dear Berliners< he placed himself under the protection of the the citiziens´ milita. He promised that Prussia would lead the way to a united Germany and accepted the demonstrators´ demands: the freedom of the press, free parliamentary elections and a constitution.

The March Demands
The demands which were made during the March Revolution 1848 everywhere in the German Confederation by the bourgeoisie (Bürgertum) were called March Demands.
The most important demands were:
- Freedom of the press
- Immediate production of a German parliament ( Democracy )
- Civil rights
- German nation-state
- A new constitution

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Hey :)
All in all I agree with Hana.
But I think that arrows aren't so good, because they make everyhting al little bit confusing..
So you did a grat job!
Josie

These are my thoughts about the German History map shown above:
The historical map shows the main political events and changes during the German Revolution of 1848-1849 in selected German cities.
For this purpose the German territories of Prussia, Saxony and Bavaria are marked in two different green colours, 4 German locations were highlighted, tagged and commented with text, also Austria and Paris are both flagged and text commented. For the country areas the colours could have been chosen more stricking but the details are there - more a matter of taste.... as the marking for the main cities Berlin, Paris and Vienna involved in these historic events are well chosen by red stars.
Each comment assigned to the marked locations is focused on the topic of the German Revolution and gives a short picture of the relevant historical events during the German Revolution. Well done that pictures are added to illustrate the text. What might be included to have more chronology are arrows or connecting lines. With this the map would have been even more interactive and attractive for students to learn about German Revolution of 1848 - 1849. Overall, you did a good job with this! Hana

All the "W- questions" are answered.
The table is complete and in the map are all important informations.
The pictures are good.
But the colours are confusing

@laurenztom IS MUCH information -.-

Good map, because there are many Informations.

nice map!! We really like it because there are very much good informations in it. :)

I think this map is really good because you have lots of information and nice pictures.

looks good, good information, great pictures

I really like this map because there´s every information on it!
Very good, Anne

The information is good and I like your colours.
But the plain is unecessary.

good information. your map looks very nice. i like it.

i dont know what plain is but its grenn so i like it ...

why does this look s plain??
dont like it
2 stars