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?