Congress of Vienna

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Congress of Vienna
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• After Napoleon Europes major goal was to restore
  old order. (principal of legitimacy)
• Lawful monarchs from families before Napoleon
  would be restored to power to keep stability and
  peace in their countries.

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• Practiced in France but ignored elsewhere
• People are moving to new political ideas
• Out with the old

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• Political boundaries will change
• Balance of Power- keep one country from becoming
  to powerful

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Conservative Order

• Goal- tradition and stability
• Obedience to authority and organized religion
  crucial for order in society
• No revolution or revolts
• No individual rights or representative governments

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Concert of Europe

• Big Players of the day- Great Britain, Prussia,
  Russia, and Austria
• Agree to meet and help each other if order is
  needed
• Would even send armies to put down revolutions
  (GB refused)

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Liberalism

• People should be as free as possible from
  government
• Protect civil liberties
• Want written laws and constitutions
• Only men own property could vote
• (middle class)

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Nationalism

• Community of common interests, traditions,
  language, and customs
• Conservatives suppress nationalism
• Pride for ones country

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Revolutions 1848

• Conservative order still dominates
• France wants more rights
• Revolt in France spreads across Europe and other
  countries try for democracy and universal male
  sufferage.

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Central Europe Revolts

• Austrian Empire was collection of different
  people
• 1848 demonstrations took control in Vienna
• People demanded liberal constitutions
• Czech revolt
• Bohemia revolt
• Hungary revolt
• Italy revolt
• They all fail

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• Throughout Europe revolts break out but fail.
• Why? Liberals divided and cant agree
• Radicals did not get the support they hoped for
• The revolts fail for now but nationalism grows