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Metternich, the Austrian Chancellor, once said, 'if France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold'.
It was true on more than one occasion. After the Revolution in France in 1789.the revolutionary spirit spread to many other countries.
The ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity moved many minds. The liberalism experienced by post-revolutionary France inspired the educated people all over Europe.
Similarly after the political upheaval in France in 1830, it sparked revolution in places like Brussels.
As a result Belgium broke away from the kingdom of Netherlands. Thus it is clear that what happened in France had a great impact on the people of other countries. Being the most powerful country of Europe at that time, it set the social and political standard.
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