Q7. After the aftermath of the 1848 uprisings a new strong ruler stepped forward. France's newest Emperor was Louis-Napoleon. This was somewhat a familiar name to most if not all of the French people. Louis-Napoleon happened to be the nephew of France's long reigning man of destiny, Napoleon Bonaparte. However, the French liberals did not feel the same commitment towards Louis-Napoleon as thyme had towards Napoleon. Some liberals believed disapproved the way that Louis-Napoleon ruled France. Time would tell as to whether of not Louis-Napoleon and the liberals would ever see eye to eye.
In 1848, ethnic groups decided to rise up all throughout Europe. The ethnic group battles were located far and wide in Europe; a few examples include, France, Prussia, Italy, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Ottoman Empire,
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At the time, it seemed like a decent idea to many of the French people. They longed for another strong emperor in their corner, once again their hope remained that he would bring with him peace to France. As you can imagine, the liberals would not have been happy with the quick decision making done by Emperor Napoleon III. Both liberals and radicals had spent the time fighting for a say in their government, but the way that Napoleon III declared himself Emperor angered them. The liberals wanted to give more power to the elected parliaments; although, Louis-Napoleon won the presidential election, he abused his power by taking over as Emperor. The liberals and radicals grew enraged, because once again their government did not think about the people, they thought of themselves. When Louis-Napoleon became the emperor he did it for one reason, human nature. He was greedy, he wanted to show everyone that he could be the greatest, and that he could receive the most power. Unfortunately, he failed to realize that along the way he offended those whom he needed most support