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Roughly how long after the 1848 Springtime of Nations had nearly all of the toppled European monarchies been restored to power?
Answer
About two years
Despite the speed and scale of the 1848 uprisings, conservative forces reasserted control quickly, and most deposed monarchies were back in power by 1849–1850, roughly two years after the revolutions began.
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The 1848 Springtime of Nations toppled monarchies across Europe in weeks, yet nearly all were restored within two years—a revolution that almost nobody remembers.
Other options people guess
- About five years
- About ten years
- About twenty years
Topics
- 1848
- revolutions
- monarchy
- restoration
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