Question 3 & Question 4

The Austrian Empire was affected by the revolutions of 1848 in many ways. Metternich led the Austrian Empire; he was the paragon (model) of reactionary politics. There were various ethnic groups in Austria had become increasingly nationalist over the previous decades, and by now they all desired to gain independence. Metternich had worked for years to hold the Austrian Empire together, but now, in the wake of the French February Revolution, the ethnic groups violently opposed assimilation. In March 1848, an essential Hungarian Magyar group led by Louis Kossuth began a vocal independence movement. Kossuth’s fiery speeches were printed in Vienna; they started a sensation, and soon a rebellion. The revolutions throughout Europe had become fearful. Metternich decided to flee, and quickly sneak out of Vienna. In June 1848, the revolutions in Austria began to end. After all, it was a non-industrialized country that did not have a well-developed middle class. Their revolution, largely led by intellectuals and students, could not marshal the same  as  in Western Europe. After the 1848 revolutions, Austria became an even more oppressive state. While the other European countries were generally moved towards change by the revolutions of 1848. Austria's Reactionary state, even with the fall of Metternich, became even more careful and oppressive. 






Question 4:

The map of Europe took on a separate look later on right after 1848. The portion of time of revolutions was done with and, from that moment on, most of the progressive and the nationalists in Europe started to cooperating with their governments other than trying to defeat them. In turn, several governments found that by agreeing to specific liberal reforms, and following the demands of the nationalists to their own needs, they could be able make their states stronger, not weaker, like they feared perviously.

The key actors in my country were the nationalists in Europe. Since they are the most progressive, Europe started to cooperate instead of trying to beat other countries. The nationalists made a huge change by doing this. WIthout the nationalists in Europe it would have been complete chaos. 
The country was unified because the revolutions was over with, peace was made, governments were trying to progress. There was no opposition since there wasn't anything to compete against they stopped trying to defeat them, and started to cooperate.
 The long term consequences of this unification is if the governments could start disagreeing with each other. If this happens people would want knew laws, and cause war.