The long European 19th century: the century of the individual?

This is an essay for the course “The Long European Nineteenth Century”.

Frist define why you think 19th century in Europe is a century for the individual or why you think it is not a century for the individual. Then use historical facts and thorough analyzation of these facts to support your argument.

Attached file is the note of everything the teacher has covered this semester. Please have a look and try to use the knowledge in it. If you must use contents not included in the notes, please cite them (and try not to use too many).

*Please strictly stick to the topic of this essay (don’t go off-topic), and give good analyzations