<p>I'm pretty weak on the 19th century. I know the big things (Napoleon, Revolutions of 1848, Unification, Second Industrial Revolution) but I'm lacking on the trends.</p>
<p>Population trends?
Living conditions?</p>
<p>I'm decent in the politics of Western Europe during this time (Concert System, Congress of Vienna). Anything else?</p>
<p>Help me with this century!</p>
<p>Uhm, wow. Well I don’t even attempt to know population trends and random things like that. I have the vaguest idea of social history since it’s at the onset of the industrial revolution, but what I’m struggling with are the revolutions. There are so many unconnected revolutions and they just make no sense to me and I can’t remember them all.</p>
<p>That’s my issue. I know the Revolutions of 1848 (vaguely) but there were so many that I can’t keep them all straight.</p>
<p>Living conditions in Western Europe were pretty bad if I remember. There were a series of really bad harvests (part of the reason for the French Revolution- all those bread riots and such) and the Irish Potato Famine happened in 1845 too…just a series of years overall
1848 was like the culmination of all of those problems - bad living conditions, lack of food, inefficient govt, etc…so I think it’s pretty safe to say the 19th century living conditoins pretty much sucked
Not sure on population trends tho…if anyone knows about that they should answer 
I’m taking Euro this year too…<em>sigh</em> Studying will happen…soon.</p>
<p>From what I heard, the 19th century is the most common area to be tested on (as in questions from that century tend to pop up the most on the exam).</p>
<p>I agree, the nineteenth century is so difficult to remember! There are like five thousand revolutions and a million things happening!
There’s always some kind of an FRQ on women in the nineteenth century, which sucks, because my class hasn’t covered women as in depth as other topics.</p>
<p>I struggled with the 19th century last year too. A thing you didn’t have in your post was the formation of the Concert of Europe. Honestly, that whole period is really a waste, imo lol.</p>
<p>I have a feeling much of the culture from this century will have to do with Victorian England as well.</p>
<p>One more thing I’m struggling with (albeit not quite the 19th century) are the Jacobins, Girondists and Mountain. What are the differences?!</p>
<p>The Jacobins, I believe, are the same thing as the Mountain. The Girondists were their competitors in the National Convention.
So basically:
Jacobins/Mountain- republican, led by Robespierre, much more radical than Girondists, wanted a strong centralized government, gained the support from the sans-culottes and ultimately this led to the expulsion of the Girondists from the National Convention.</p>
<p>Girondists: republicans, believed in laissez-faire, much more conservative, fearful of centralized authority, eventually overrun by the Jacobins</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Anybody want to have some sort of a live review in the near future because I think it would really help me.</p>
<p>I’ve been trying to set one up. Who has AIM?</p>
<p>I’ve got aim
pm me for my sn
ill be available all night tonight
and after 6 tomorrow
a chat room for a big group would be best</p>