Successes and Failures: The Revolutions of 1830 and 1848

Revolutions have come and go throughout history. They have been called both successes and failures. The revolutions of 1830 & 1848 have been called failures by historians. But some were successes. In class we just finished learning about those revolutions. We were split into groups and assigned a revolution. My group was assigned the revolution of 1830 France. We then had to make a SurveyMonkey with questions relating to the revolution we were assigned.

The revolution in 1830 was due to Charles X abolishing the constitutional monarchy. He gave up his crown and Louis Philippe was crowned king. What started this revolution was something called "The July Ordinances", which basically said that Charles X had the right to remove the freedom of press, abolish the Chamber of Deputies, and prevent any law changes he disagreed with. People were displeased with this and the lack of rights they had, such as the right to vote. Later, the Chamber of Deputies decided that Louis Philippe should be the new king. A revolution ensured, and in the end more people got rights from it, but the voting population was still mainly the upper-upper class.

Some of the revolutions were a complete failure, like the Decembrist Revolt, which ended with bloodshed after the new Tsar of Russia ordered his own troops to fire upon fellow soldiers to prevent an uprising. The French Revolution of 1830 was almost a full success. The French Revolution of 1848 was a mix since the new leader would bring down the empire. The revolutions were a mix of both success and failure.