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The Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna. Chapter 7 Section 5. Restoring Order & Peace. Government leaders in Europe wanted to bring peace and stability back to the continent. Congress of Vienna. A series of meetings held in Vienna They were called to set up policies to achieve the goals of peace & stability

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The Congress of Vienna

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  1. The Congress of Vienna Chapter 7 Section 5

  2. Restoring Order & Peace • Government leaders in Europe wanted to bring peace and stability back to the continent

  3. Congress of Vienna • A series of meetings held in Vienna • They were called to set up policies to achieve the goals of peace & stability • Scheduled for 4 weeks, they actually met for 8 months

  4. Representatives • Representatives from the five “great powers” • Russia • Prussia • Austria • Great Britain • France

  5. Prince Klemens von Metternich • Most influential of the representatives • Foreign Minister of Austria • 3 Goals for the Congress • Prevent future French aggression • Restore a balance of power • Restore Europe’s royal families to the thrones they had before Napoleon

  6. Political Triumph • 1st time European countries had cooperated to control political affairs • Fair settlements; no country had a grudge • Peace lasted for nearly 40 years

  7. Monarchs Restored • Constitutional Monarchs • Britain • France • Absolute Monarchs • Russia • Prussia • Austria

  8. Holy Alliance • Agreement between Russia, Austria & Prussia • Pledged to base their relations with other nations on Christian principles in order to combat the forces of revolution

  9. Concert of Europe • Series of alliances devised by Metternich • Ensured that nations would help one another if wars broke out

  10. Legacy • Diminished the size and power of France • Power of Britain & Prussia increased • Nationalism spread in Germany, Italy, Greece & other areas that congress had put under foreign control • Eventually feelings of nationalism would lead to new revolutions & new nations formed

  11. Legacy • More European colonies began demanding their independence • Ideas about the basis of power & authority had forever changed • People saw democracy as the only was to ensure equality & justice for all • Social attitudes & assumptions changed

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