Congress of Vienna

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Congress of Vienna

• 1814 - 1815

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Purpose

• To settle territorial disputes following the
  defeat of the French and the Napoleonic conquest
  of Europe
• Establish a balance of power
• Settle the issues of sovereignty
• Legitimize the governments of the new countries
  or ones in which a French appointed by Napoleon
  no longer governs

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Concert of Europe

• During the Age of Metternich
• Maintain the status quo which is a balance of
  power
• Quadruple Alliance
• regular meetings to discuss the international
  situation
• intervene, using force if necessary, to stop an
  international conflict developing
• Great Britain
• Austria
• Russia
• Prussia
• Holy Alliance
• Russian Orthodox Church
• Austria
• Prussia

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Delegates

• Metternich Austria
• Francz Joseph or Francis II was Emperor
• Alexander I - Russia
• Castlereagh Great Britain
• Tallyrand - France
• Frederick William I or Prince von Hardenburg -
  Prussia

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Players
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General Principles and Concepts
Balance of Power
Legitimacy
Diplomacy Protocol
Liberalism - Conservatism
Buffer State
Sovereignty
Principle of Intervention
Nationalism
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Protocol

• Only diplomat speaks at the negotiating table
• Liaison may communicate only in writing while
  Congress in session
• Voting conducted as previously determined
• Motions must be made and seconded in correct
  format (Roberts Rules of Order)
• Proposals presented by delegate as requested by
  the Congress do not have to be seconded
• All negotiations done in writing, initialed by
  the delegate or leader of the country
• Must have diplomatic relations to request
  correspondence and meeting except for initial
  request for diplomatic relations
• Must respect sovereignty of a country
• Outside meetings conducted by liaison and may not
  include delegate
• Delegate only negotiates at the table
• Correspondence done in memo format
• Seating arranged by liaison
• Treaty written by researcher/documenter based on
  negotiations and decisions at formal sessions of
  Congress of Vienna, signed by delegate
• Breeches of protocol result in point deductions

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To Begin

• Choose delegate, liaison, researcher/documenter
• What are the issues of your country?
• FOR WHICH ITEM IS YOUR COUNTRY RESPONSIBLE? THIS
  IS THE FORMOST ISSUE TO BEGIN. MUST DECIDE WHAT
  YOU ARE GOING TO DO AND PUT IT IN WRITING IN THE
  FORM OF A PROPOSAL
• Arrange diplomatic relations with all of the
  other countries
• Decide which countries you can use to get your
  proposal passed
• Look at the other proposals and decide how you
  will vote and what is in the best interest of
  your country