In short
In 1848, revolutions erupted across Europe almost simultaneously—from Paris to Berlin to Vienna—as workers, intellectuals, and nationalists demanded constitutional government, labor rights, and independence from empires. The wave lasted nearly two years and toppled governments faster than they could regroup, though most gains were reversed within months.
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The revolutions of 1848, also known as the springtime of the peoples, were a series of revolutions throughout Europe that spanned almost two years, between January 1848 and October 1849. They remain the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history to date.
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