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Congress of Vienna

Congress of Vienna. Main Members and Goals . Austria – Metternich (dominate member, return to the way things were) Russia – Czar Alexander I (formation of an alliance to stop future revolutions) Britain – Castlereagh (prevent revival of French power)

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Congress of Vienna

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  1. Congress of Vienna

  2. Main Members and Goals Austria – Metternich (dominate member, return to the way things were) Russia – Czar Alexander I (formation of an alliance to stop future revolutions) Britain – Castlereagh (prevent revival of French power) France – Talleyrand(defeated France to be accepted as an equal partner)

  3. Overall Goals Create lasting peace and stability Balance of power: distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong Protect the system of monarchy Principle of legitimacy - Restoring the monarchs that the revolution had overthrown Prevent French expansion

  4. Actions Taken Restored the unseated monarchs Created the Kingdom of Netherlands Prussia received land along the Rhine River Austria controlled northern Italy Created the German Confederation

  5. Europe after Congress of Vienna Napoleon’s Empire

  6. Legacy • Short-Term • Conservatives (against change) gained control of governments • Created stability and order • Contained French expansion • Long-Term • Failed to recognize national cultures • Power of nationalism was underestimated • Diminished the power of France • Strengthened Britain and Prussia • Relative peace for 100 years, until 1914 (WW I)

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