Who staged the coup after which Tocqueville retired from politics?
Louis Philippe I
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Napoléon Bonaparte
None of the above
Answer
Tocqueville retired from politics after the coup d'état of Louis Napoléon Bonaparte in 1851. He was disappointed with the outcome of the Revolution of 1848, and felt that the new regime was a betrayal of the ideals of the French Revolution. He believed that the coup was a step towards dictatorship, and he feared for the future of democracy in France.
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