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The people of Sicily rose up against their king on January 12, 1848.<ref>[https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/political-europe/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring 1848, the European People’s Spring]</ref>  [[Turin]] and [[Florence]] experienced civil unrest one month later.<ref>[https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/political-europe/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring 1848, the European People’s Spring]</ref> ]]

The people of Sicily rose up against their king on January 12, 1848.<ref>[https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/political-europe/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring 1848, the European People’s Spring]</ref>  [[Turin]] and [[Florence]] experienced civil unrest one month later.<ref>[https://ehne.fr/en/encyclopedia/themes/political-europe/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring/1848-european-people%E2%80%99s-spring 1848, the European People’s Spring]</ref> ]]

Prior to the Revolutions of 1848 and during the time of the [[industrial revolution]] (1750s to 1830) various medical advances and diet improvements occurred that decreased death rates in European countries which resulted in large population increases in various European countries.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/Revolution-and-the-growth-of-industrial-society-1789-1914 Revolution and the growth of industrial society, 1789–1914], Britannica</ref><ref>[https://www.thoughtco.com/population-growth-and-movement-industrial-revolution-1221640 Population Growth and Movement in the Industrial Revolution]</ref>

Prior to the Revolutions of 1848 and during the time of the [[industrial revolution]] (1750s to 1830) increases in incomes, various medical advances and diet improvements occurred that decreased death rates in European countries which resulted in large population increases in various European countries.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-4498-4_8 Transmuting the Industrial Revolution into Mortality Decline]</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/Revolution-and-the-growth-of-industrial-society-1789-1914 Revolution and the growth of industrial society, 1789–1914], Britannica</ref><ref>[https://www.thoughtco.com/population-growth-and-movement-industrial-revolution-1221640 Population Growth and Movement in the Industrial Revolution]</ref>

However, in 1848, bad harvests occurred in Europe which contributed to civil unrest.<ref>[https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/whp-1750/xcabef9ed3fc7da7b:unit-2-liberal-and-national-revolutions/xcabef9ed3fc7da7b:2-3-nationalism/a/read-the-world-revolution-of-1848-beta#:~:text=Like%20the%20Atlantic%20revolutions%2C%20the,against%20French%20soldiers%20in%20uniform. The World Revolution of 1848]</ref> In addition, the Revolutions of 1848 were caused by the dissemination and spread of ideas such as popular sovereignty (arguing for political liberalization of absolute monarchies) and socialism.<ref>[https://study.com/academy/lesson/revolutions-of-1848-the-spring-of-nations-major-revolutions-causes-collapse.html#:~:text=The%20Revolutions%20of%201848%20were,in%20Europe%20in%201845%2D48. Revolutions of 1848 & Spring of Nations | History, Cause & Impact], Study.com</ref>

However, in 1848, bad harvests occurred in Europe which contributed to civil unrest.<ref>[https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/whp-1750/xcabef9ed3fc7da7b:unit-2-liberal-and-national-revolutions/xcabef9ed3fc7da7b:2-3-nationalism/a/read-the-world-revolution-of-1848-beta#:~:text=Like%20the%20Atlantic%20revolutions%2C%20the,against%20French%20soldiers%20in%20uniform. The World Revolution of 1848]</ref> In addition, the Revolutions of 1848 were caused by the dissemination and spread of ideas such as popular sovereignty (arguing for political liberalization of absolute monarchies) and socialism.<ref>[https://study.com/academy/lesson/revolutions-of-1848-the-spring-of-nations-major-revolutions-causes-collapse.html#:~:text=The%20Revolutions%20of%201848%20were,in%20Europe%20in%201845%2D48. Revolutions of 1848 & Spring of Nations | History, Cause & Impact], Study.com</ref>