Now think about it, in that huge empire, there were so many different nations, right? Hungarians, Czechs, Italian territories… Everyone had realized their own identity and started saying, “What business do we have under Vienna’s rule?” This nationalism was the biggest internal problem eating away at the Hapsburg Empire. In the 1840s, these movements became stronger, and as newspapers started spreading, people became more aware. On top of that, industrialization brought its own problems; cities grew, the working class formed, and socialists slowly tried to organize. So it wasn’t just nationalism, economic imbalances and Metternich’s overly oppressive, old-fashioned rule were added problems. Everyone wanted change, but the court didn’t want to budge. That’s why the big explosion in 1848 (the revolutions) was inevitable at that rate. The very existence of the empire was under threat, with so many problems from so many fronts. With this much confusion, keeping the state together seemed impossible.
Nationalism and urbanization problems. Industry was starting, worker issues, the winds of socialism were blowing. So both internally the nationalists were gnawing away and there were economic and social problems.
Bro, in one word, nationalism. Inside the empire, there were Hungarians, Italians, Czechs, everyone was after creating their own state. No matter how much Metternich tried to suppress it, it wasn’t working anymore, everything exploded in 1848 anyway.
The biggest problem was that nations wanted independence. In that huge empire, there were so many different languages and cultures. By the 1840s, they were like, “enough, we want our own state too.” Administration had become very difficult for them.
Multinationalism, basically, was the Hapsburgs’ main headache. Ethnic groups other than the Germans were constantly causing unrest. I think this was the biggest threat, there was a situation where rebellions could break out from anywhere at any time.
Of course, nationalism, but that Metternich guy’s extremely conservative, oppressive rule also drove people crazy. Liberalism was also on the rise, and Metternich defending the old order made the situation even more tense.
Now think about it, in that huge empire, there were so many different nations, right? Hungarians, Czechs, Italian territories… Everyone had realized their own identity and started saying, “What business do we have under Vienna’s rule?” This nationalism was the biggest internal problem eating away at the Hapsburg Empire. In the 1840s, these movements became stronger, and as newspapers started spreading, people became more aware. On top of that, industrialization brought its own problems; cities grew, the working class formed, and socialists slowly tried to organize. So it wasn’t just nationalism, economic imbalances and Metternich’s overly oppressive, old-fashioned rule were added problems. Everyone wanted change, but the court didn’t want to budge. That’s why the big explosion in 1848 (the revolutions) was inevitable at that rate. The very existence of the empire was under threat, with so many problems from so many fronts. With this much confusion, keeping the state together seemed impossible.
Nationalism and urbanization problems. Industry was starting, worker issues, the winds of socialism were blowing. So both internally the nationalists were gnawing away and there were economic and social problems.
Bro, in one word, nationalism. Inside the empire, there were Hungarians, Italians, Czechs, everyone was after creating their own state. No matter how much Metternich tried to suppress it, it wasn’t working anymore, everything exploded in 1848 anyway.
The biggest problem was that nations wanted independence. In that huge empire, there were so many different languages and cultures. By the 1840s, they were like, “enough, we want our own state too.” Administration had become very difficult for them.
Multinationalism, basically, was the Hapsburgs’ main headache. Ethnic groups other than the Germans were constantly causing unrest. I think this was the biggest threat, there was a situation where rebellions could break out from anywhere at any time.
Of course, nationalism, but that Metternich guy’s extremely conservative, oppressive rule also drove people crazy. Liberalism was also on the rise, and Metternich defending the old order made the situation even more tense.