PowerPoint (with six slides) and two Word Documents that examine the reasons for the failure of the 1848 Revolts in the German Confederation. Issues under consideration include socio-economic and political divisions between the revolutionaries, the strength of the conservatives, lack of widespread support, weak leadership & the role of disease epidemics.
Activities include
- Analysis of extracts written by historians to identify factors that explain the reasons for the failure of the 1848 Revolts and evidence to support those factors.
- Ranking task on the most important factor in the failure of 1848 to encourage debate.
- Comparison activity on the respective roles of Austria and Prussia in 1848/49 to determine who played the key role in ending the revolts in the German Confederation.
- Evidence based discussion to support or challaneg AJP Taylor’s view of the revolts as a failure.
- Plenary task on the extent different social groups showed support for nationalism during the 1848 revolts.
Designed for the teaching of OCR History Y314 The Development of German Nationalism 1789-1919.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.
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