6.3 The rise of -isms (part 1)

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6.3 The rise of -isms (part 1)

Belgian revolution in 1830

The goals for this lesson

At the end of this lesson you...

• Know how Belgium became an independent country.
• Know how the political situation in 1848 forced William II to agree with constitutional reform.
• Understand the differences between conservative and progressive.

Who was the first king of the Netherlands?

William I of Orange-Nassau

William II of Orange-Nassau

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte

Willem of Orange (The silent)

Napoleon Bonaparte

The 'United' kingdom of the Netherlands

• The son of the last stadtholder was made king = William I.
• The differences in the kingdom were huge -> the south revolted in 1830.
• William I fought back, but was unsuccessful. 
• In 1839 he acknowledged Belgian independence.

William I

• Enlightened absolute ruler
• He invested in industry, canals and education.
•  He was a workaholic: he wanted to solve every problem himself.
• Sometimes he signed hundred of documents in a day.

The united kingdom of the Netherlands in 1839

Why did the kingdom of the Netherlands lose Luxembourg?

1890

Battle of Quatre Bras (1815)

Part of the battle of Waterloo

Prince William of Orange at Quatre Bras (1815)

William marries the Russian Anna Paulowna Romanowa (1816) She was the sister of the Russian Tsar (emperor)

Inauguration of Willem II as king of the Netherlands (1840)

1848

Paris

1848 Berlin

Revolution year 1848

• The streets of many European cities were filled with angry mobs.
• They demanded constitutional reform: more rights for the people and less power for the king.
• France became a Republic again.
• This inspired many people from other countries.

Conservative

• = keeping things as they are (to conserve).
• William II was a conservative: ''I would rather face the gallows than give up my power.''
• In 1848, he faced a wave of criticism.
• He had to make a choice: give up almost all his power or risk a revolution.

Why did William II change his mind about constitutional reform?

What is the opposite of conservatism?

Liberalism

Feminism

Kapitalism

Confessionalism

Communism

Socialism

Progressivism

Activism

Conservative

Progressive

Giving women the right to vote

Restoring the French monarchy in 1815

Appointing a German president in 1848

Allowing labour unions to protest

Restoring the privileges of the nobility

Making education mandatory for all kids

Read together

Page 146-147

Homework Friday= Read p. 148-149

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