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The Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna. The Conservative Backlash to Napoleon and the Revolution HWH UNIT 5 CHAPTER 6.4. The Congress of Vienna September 1814-June 1815. Main Characters. Alexander I of Russia Klemens von Metternich of Austria Lord Castlereagh of Britain

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The Congress of Vienna

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  1. The Congress of Vienna The Conservative Backlash to Napoleon and the Revolution HWH UNIT 5 CHAPTER 6.4

  2. The Congress of ViennaSeptember 1814-June 1815

  3. Main Characters • Alexander I of Russia • Klemens von Metternich of Austria • Lord Castlereagh of Britain • Frederick William III of Prussia • Charles Talleyrand of France

  4. Goals • Legitimacy • Ruling monarchies restored throughout Europe • Compensation • Reward those who fought or lost land fighting Napoleon • Austria given Dalmation Coast • Prussia given the Rhineland • Russia given Poland • Balance of Power • Arranging the map so that France (nor any other country) would never be dominant again

  5. Geographic Changes • France reduced to 1790 borders • Russia gets Poland • German Confederation replaces Confederation of the Rhine • Restores Austrian influence in Germany • The Netherlands is re-established

  6. The Concert of Europe(The Congress System) • Meetings from 1815-1848 to enforce the ideas of the Congress of Vienna • Very CONSERVATIVE • Anti-democracy • Anti-nationalism • The Quadruple Alliance • Alexander’s “Holy Alliance”

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