Today, the Revolutions of 1848 begin in earnest. When people in Europe find out about the Revolution in France, everyone else will decide that they want to join in the fun.

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Sources:

Leipzig Correspondent.  "Foreign Correspondence." The Economist. Volume VI, 1848.

Marx, Karl. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Napoleon Bonaparte. London: 1869. Translated by Saul K. Padover. 

Molnár, Miklós. A Concise History of Hungary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Translated by Anna Magyar.

Rapport, Michael. 1848: Year of Revolution. New York: Basic Books, 2010.

Winkler, Anita. Citizens Take Heart! The First Public Speeches. Habsburger.net. https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/citizens-take-heart-first-public-speeches

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