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Title: The Congress of Vienna


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The Congress of Vienna(September 1, 1814 June
9, 1815)
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  • After exiling Napoleon, European leaders at the
    congress of Vienna tried to restore order and
    reestablish peace.

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Europe in 1812
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Coin Commemorating the Opening of the Congress of
Vienna
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Main Objectives
  • Its job was to undo everything that Napoleon had
    done
  • Reduce France to its old boundaries ? her
    frontiers were pushed back to 1790 level.
  • Restore as many of the old monarchies as possible
    that had lost their thrones during the Napoleonic
    era.

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Key Players at Vienna
Foreign Minister, Viscount Castlereagh (Br.)
Tsar Alexander I (Rus.)
The HostPrince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.)
King Frederick William III (Prus.)
Foreign Minister, Charles Maurice de Tallyrand
(Fr.)
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Key Principles Established at Vienna
  • Balance of Power
  • Legitimacy
  • Compensation
  • Coalition forces would occupy France for 3-5
    years.
  • France would have to pay an indemnity of
    700,000,000 francs.

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Europe After the Congress of Vienna
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Random
  • Battle of Trafalgar
  • Horatio Nelson successful because of the melee
    technique
  • Divided the French fleet and attacked smaller
    groups of ships
  • Significance
  • After French defeat, Napoleon gave up his plans
    of invading Britain
  • Confirmed British naval superiority

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Review
  • What was the Congress of Vienna?
  • What were the three main objectives of the
    Congress?
  • Who hosted the Congress?
  • What is a coalition?
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