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age of metternich
Europe after napoleon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was the congress of Vienna made? | To establish a balance of power in Europe after Napoleon's reign. |
| Who was involved in the congress of Vienna? | The European States. |
| What was the main objective of the congress of Vienna? | The objective was to reestablish order in Europe following the years of upheaval and as a result of the French Revolution and Napoleon. |
| What is conservatism | Ideological position which upholds law and order tradition and authority-- resistance to change. |
| What was conservatism a reaction to? | Reaction to liberal and Nationalist ideas of the French Revolution. |
| What are the five general beliefs of Conservatism? | -obedience to authority -organized religion was crucial to order -revolutionary upheavals were despised refused to acknowledge the liberal demands for civil liberties and representative governments -the community took precedence over individual rights |
| another name for the age of metternich | the age of concert |
| who was blamed for Europe's issues | the liberal middle class revolutionaries |
| why were the liberal middle classes blamed for the revolution | they stirred up the lower classes |
| who was Metternich | dominating figure, the foreign minister of Austria the period is named after him |
| major goals of the congress of Vienna | -prevent future french aggression -restore a balance of power -follow principle of legitimacy -principles of compensation |
| how did they stop further french aggression | by surrounding France with strong countries |
| what did they mean by restoring balance | this way no country would be a threat to another |
| What is legitimacy | putting abolished royal families back into power |
| what is compensation | the nations that fought against napoleon were rewarded with lands |
| who was in the Representative congress of Vienna | prince Metternich of Austria Castlereagh of Great Britain Alexander I Russia Fredrick William of Prussia Talleyrand of France |
| who was put into power in france | Louis XVIII brother of the executed king |
| what are the two major parts of the balance of power | containment and comensation |
| what did the dutch republic gain | the former Austrian Netherlands (belgium) which made the united kingdom of the netherlands |