Noah Robinson
Mr.Passan
AP European History Per.2
January 17th, 2014
FRQ-5
Before the time of 1850 in the continent of Europe the people underwent periods of Romanticism and nationalism. These two movements in many European countries had strong ties to each other in many ways that could be seen expressed through highly populated countries across the farthest reaches of the continent. Pre 1850, Romanticism and nationalism can be grouped together because both forms of expression were based on emotion, heroism, and devotion one has in a certain thing, whether it be the arts or a country. Certain people such as Beethoven and Victor Hugo were results of such movements across the European continent, both coming from very well-known and high powered …show more content…
Napoleon, after the French Revolution ends, takes power of the French state and becomes emperor of France. The people are fine with this because Napoleon is conquering many foreign lands across Europe and even many other parts of the world. He becomes too powerful in his quest for world domination, and the French and many other countries do not like the amount of power this one man has. Also, before this time Oliver Cromwell had deemed himself “consul for life” of England, and that also upset the people, and the others feel as if Napoleon is becoming like Cromwell maybe even worse. The people decided and feel that the absolute power of one man creates problems for everyone including the nobility and clergy. As a result, the Congress of Vienna is formed, consisting of many countries in Europe, they are created to make sure that in the future not one single monarch or country can control more than they should. Also, the people overthrew The Directory, because it was a strong dictatorship and failed at efforts to establish stable representative government. The Enlightenment ideas were tested and proved to be hazardous for the French, and that is what overall caused the challenging of these …show more content…
Their political, social, and economic roles in society were altered greatly when women were given certain rights that allowed them special privileges. Women’s lives change in the 19th century economically due to the 2nd industrial revolution, politically due to an overall push for equality, and socially due to freedom and a large time of leisure on their hands. The 2nd industrial revolution brought on many job opportunities that women could work in, and the push for equality was supported by allowing women to work at white collar jobs and such. Also, because of their rights being enacted many women had the freedom to experience and explore new things that they hadn’t had in a domestic housewife