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French authorities suppressed the June Days uprising, in which workers rioted in response to plans to close the National Workshops.
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June Days uprising
1848 riots by French workers against the closing of state-owned factories
The June Days uprising was an uprising staged by French workers from 22 to 26 June 1848. It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops, created by the Second Republic in order to provide work and a minimal source of income for the unemployed. The National Guard,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
National Workshops
Publicly-funded jobs provided to the unemployed by the French government from Feb-June 1848
National Workshops refer to areas of work provided for the unemployed by the French Second Republic after the Revolution of 1848. The political crisis which resulted in the abdication of Louis Philippe caused an industrial crisis adding to the general agricultural and commercial…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)