How did the middle class emerge in western europe

Middle class emerged in Western Europe by the following:

New social groups emerged during the industrial revolution, industrialists, professionals and businessmen who believed that social structure were built based on "merit" and not "birth" were a part of the middle class.The people believed that the society must work based on "equal opportunities", "laws", and "principles of freedom" rather than based on a privileged account of the birth.The middle class included nationalist who had liberal thinking and educated that led to revolutions by demanding the end of aristocratic privileges and creating a national unity.

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