Europe and the Congress of Vienna

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Europe and the Congress of Vienna

• September 1814-June 1815

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Background

• from Sept., 1814 to June, 1815, a meeting to
  restore order stability in Europe after 25 yrs.
  of war
• nearly every European nation sent delegates, but
  Austria, Russia, England did the main work
• Prince Klemens von Metternich Austriaheaded
  the CofV
• Czar Alexander IRussia
• Lord Robert CastlereaghEngland
• Prince Maurice de Talleyrand represented France

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Metternich Dominated

• Was the chief minister of
• Austria
• Disliked democratic ideals of French Revolution.
• Wanted Old Regime of class distinction, absolute
  monarchy and empire

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Metternichs Goals

• To strengthen the countries around France.
• Balance of Power no one dominates.
• Legitimacy Restore royal families to their
  throne.

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Contempt for the Ideas of French Revolution

• Denial of Democracy Hereditary rulers
• Denial of Nationalism
• Belgians, Poles, Finns, Norwegians given to
  foreign governments
• Italy and Germany divided

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Goals

• to achieve stability, Europe should be restored
  to the way it was before the French Revolution
• this would done through
• compensation all countries would be repaid for
  their expenses while fighting the French
• legitimacy the rightful rulers would be
  restored to their thrones
• balance of power

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Agreements Reached

• redrawing the map of Europe
• Austria gained Lombardy Venetia
• Prussia gained territory along the Rhine River
• Russia took over most of Poland
• establishment of buffer states, or neutral
  territories, surrounding France

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Political Philosophies

• radicalism want immediate changes at any cost
  (the Far Left)
• liberalism belief in the individual freedoms
  democratic reforms (the Left)
• moderate open to minor changes (the Middle)
• conservatism belief that supports traditional
  order resists changes (the Right)
• reactionary wants a return to past policies
  opposes all changes (the Far Right)

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Congress of Vienna FoldableDue at the beginning
of class Wednesday!

• Cover
• Title Congress of Vienna
• a subtitle (you have to come up with this)
• Dates
• Page 1 Goals of COV
• Pages 2-5
• Radical, Liberal, Moderate, Conservative,
  Reactionary
• Page 6 Who is Metternich
• Final Page Summarize the COV
• Each page should have 1 picture

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Congress of Vienna Dailies

• When was the Congress of Vienna held?
• What were the three major goals of the COV?
• Describe the people in charge of the Congress.
• What was the Continental System?
• What was the Hundred Days?

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Dailies One of these things doesnt belong

• Explain historically which one of these things
  doesnt belong
• Compensation
• Legitimacy
• Buffer States
• Balance of Power