Common Feature Of The 1830 Revolution In Europe during it,s time

 The 1830revolutions in Europe occurred in France, Belgium, Poland, 
German stales, Italian states etc.
They possessed similar characteristics in their causes, course and 
consequences.
1. The roots / origin of the 1830 revolutions can be traced back to the French 
revolution of 1789. The revolution came with the idea of liberty, equality and 
fraternity that inspired ItaU.ans, Germans and Poles to rebel in 1830. They 
also used strategies and tactics adopted from the French in 1789. Besides, 
the success of the 1830 revolutions in France also moral boosted these 
states to revolt in 1830.
2. The revolutions were also caused by the unrealistic Vienna settlement of 
1815. The settlement imposed foreign rule on the Belgians, Italians and 
Germans. It also restored the unpopular bourbon rule in France. These 
brought bitter resentment that flared up into 1830revolutions.
3. The revolutions were either liberal or nationalistic in nature. The 
revolutionaries revolted in demand for liberal reforms and independence 
or liberal reforms only. In France, they demanded for liberal reforms only 
because they were already independent. In Belgium, Poland, Italian and 
German states the revolutionaries needed liberal reforms as well as 
independence.
4. The timing and spread of the 1830 revolutions provides some similarities. 
The revolutions broke out in the same year i.e. 1830 and those that failed 
were suppressed by the end of 1830. It started from France in Feb. 1830 and 
spread to other states.
5. Foreign intervention is yet another feature that characterized the 1830 
revolutions in Europe. Britain and France sent their troops to assist the 
Belgians in 1831.They were also influential in proclaiming Belgium as an 
independent and neutral state by 1832. On the other hand, Russian troops 
crushed Polish revolution by the end of 1830. In Italian and German states, 
Austrian troops were used to quell the revolutions6. The revolutions were based in the urban centers. The rural dwellers played 
little role in the revolutions.
Urban towns like Paris in France, Berlin and Brunswick in the German states, 
Milan in Piedmont and
Warsaw in Poland became the base for mobilization and fighting by the 
revolutionaries. This was because urban centers had the greatest impact of 
industrial revolution. Above all, the workers, middle class and intellectuals 
were the residents of such towns.
7. The 1830 revolutions were led by intellectuals and middle classmen. They 
included lawyers, journalists, teachers and university students. For instance, 
Adolph Theirs, Lafayette, Lamar tine etc. led the revolution in France. 
Mazzinni, Gilbert and Garibaldi co-coordinated the rebellion in Italian 
states. University students in German states and Poland provided leadership 
to the revolutionaries.
8. Apart from the revolutions in Belgium and France, the other revolutions 
failed to achieve their main objectives. The Italians, Germans, poles and 
Spaniards were all quelled down by 1831. They failed to dislodge foreign 
rule and were persecuted there after the revolutions were quelled down.
9. The 1830 revolutions were also characterized by heavy bloodshed, 
destruction of property and exile to thousands of people. The counter 
revolutionary measures by the existing governments led to loss of thousands 
of lives and self-exile of key suspects e.g. Mazzini and Garibaldi in Italian 
states.
10. The desperate socio-economic conditions coupled with the side effects 
of industrial revolutions were similar factors that caused the outbreak of the 
1830 revolutions in Europe. Famine, poverty, inflation, unemployment, poor 
working conditions, income inequality, unfair taxation system and 
corruption were problems that the pre-revolutionary governments failed to 
settle. These were issues that drove the French, poles, Italians, Germans and 
Belgians to take a revolutionary stand in 1830.
11. Other than Belgium, the revolutions occurred in less industrialized 
countries with poor economies. Countries like France, Poland, Italian and 
German states were agrarian/ agricultural with poor economies. This 
explains why the problems of poverty, inflation, famine, unemployment etc. 
were so profound that the revolutions became inevitable by 1830. On the 
other hand, Britain survived because of her strong economy and industrial 
base.Background:
The Belgian Revolution refers to political, social and economic changes 
that occurred in Belgium from 1830 - 1839. It was a triumph of Belgian 
Liberalism and Nationalism over despotic and conservative forces of 
Europe. The root cause of this revolution can be traced to the Vienna 
settlement of 1815. In
1815, the Vienna peacemakers forcefully amalgamated Belgium with 
Holland to form the kingdom of Netherlands, as a defense barrier against 
further aggression from France. The other aim of the Vienna peacemakers 
was to punish the Belgians for supporting Napoleon and reward Holland for 
not siding with him. This is why the new state of Netherlands was dominated 
by Dutch from top to the bottom positions.
The above arrangement was unviable (unworkable) due to historical, 
cultural, religious, linguistic and Economic differences between the 
Belgians and the Dutch. The Belgians did not approve and indeed 
protested this forceful combination and domination of their motherland by 
the Dutch. This forceful combination together with the unrealistic policies 
pursued by the Dutch against the Belgians made the outbreak of the 1830 
revolution inevitable.Readmore