Title: The Impact of the European Revolutions of 1848 | Synonym
Headings: The Impact of the European Revolutions of 1848
The Impact of the European Revolutions of 1848
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1 Unrest in Europe
2 France and the Second Republic
3 Nationalists in Austria
4 Germany and Other State Revolutions

Content: Four years later in 1852, Louis Napoleon abolished the Republic, established the Second French Empire and declared himself Emperor Napoleon III. 3 Nationalists in Austria
In Austria, the revolutionary movements had nationalist characteristics. Groups such as the Hungarians, the Slovenes, the Serbs, and others ruled by the Austrian Habsburgs joined with leftist activists to rebel against the Austrian Empire. Though the revolution failed, Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I abdicated the throne to his 18-year old nephew Franz Joseph, who would rule Austria during what would become known as its golden age. The nationalist tremors, however, remained bubbling under the surfacefdescri of the Austrian Empire: In 1914, Serbian nationalists would assassinate Franz Joseph's nephew Archduke Franz Ferdinand, igniting World War I.
4 Germany and Other State Revolutions
Like Italy, Germany was not a unified country in 1848. The revolutions occurred in various states led by those who sought to reform their governments. Many also sought to unify Germany. The German state of Prussia not only successfully put down its own revolution, but also helped other German states quell revolutions, thus establishing Prussia's dominance. When Germany was finally unified in 1871, it was under Prussia.