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Unit: The French Revolution

Unit: The French Revolution. 7.5 The Congress of Vienna. Bellwork : What is more important: stability ( to feel safe) or liberty (to be free)?. Unit: The French Revolution. Check for Understanding. What three groups made up the Third Estate?

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Unit: The French Revolution

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  1. Unit: The French Revolution 7.5 The Congress of Vienna Bellwork: What is more important: stability (to feel safe) or liberty (to be free)?

  2. Unit: The French Revolution Check for Understanding What three groups made up the Third Estate? What was it called when the peasants rebelled against their feudal landlords? How did Napoleon control the countries neighboring the French Empire? What is Nationalism?

  3. Unit: The French Revolution Check for Understanding What were Napoleon’s three mistakes? What was the Hundred Days? What battle finally ended Napoleon’s bid for power-His last battle?

  4. 7.5 The Congress of Vienna

  5. Objectives List the results of the Congress of Vienna Show how the ideas of the French Revolution continued to influence people.

  6. Essential Question What was the Congress of Vienna and how did it affect Europe?

  7. The Big Idea After exiling Napoleon, European leaders at the Congress of Vienna tried to restore order and reestablish peace. Today, we still have international bodies that play a role in world peace.

  8. Congress of Vienna September 1, 1814 - June 9, 1815

  9. New European Order • Decisions made by the “great powers” • Russia • Prussia • Austria • Great Britain • France European leaders were looking to establish long-lasting peace and stability after Napoleon’s defeat Congress of Vienna - series of meetings in Vienna, Austria called to achieve collective security and stability for the entire continent

  10. Check for Understanding • What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna?

  11. Key Players at Vienna Czar Alexander I (Russia) Foreign Minister, Viscount Castlereagh (Britain) The “Host”Prince Klemens von Metternich (Austria) King Frederick William III (Prussia) Foreign MinisterCharles Maurice de Tallyrand (France)

  12. Check for Understanding • Who was the major player in the Congress of Vienna?

  13. Metternich’s Plan for Europe Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria Distrusted democratic ideals of French Revolution Goals for the Congress of Vienna 1. Prevent future French aggression by surrounding it with strong countries 2. Restore a balance of power so no country would be a threat to others 3. Restore Europe’s royal families to the throne’s they had before Napoleon’s conquests

  14. Containment of France • France was deprived of all territory conquered by Napoleon. • Russia was given most of Poland • Prussia was given half of Saxony, parts of Poland, and other German territories. • A Germanic Confederation of 30+ states (including Prussia) was created from the previous 300, under Austrian rule. • Austria was given back territory it had lost recently, plus more in Germany and Italy.

  15. Check for Understanding What happened to land gained by France under Napoleon?

  16. The Germanic Confederation 1815

  17. Legitimacy Legitimacy- agreement that the monarchs Napoleon took out of power would be restored Congress delegates hoped that restoring the monarch’s power would stabilize political relations among nations

  18. Check for Understanding Legitimacy said who should come back into power now?

  19. Check for Understanding How was the Congress of Vienna a step back for democracy?

  20. Check for Understanding Why did they want kings to return to power?

  21. Balance of Power • Wanted to weaken France not leave it powerless • Did not want countries to easily take over others • If France was severely punished = revenge • If they divided France a stronger nation would conquer • Result= France remained a major but diminished European power

  22. Check for Understanding Why didn‘t’they punish France further by taking all their land?

  23. Legacy of the Congress • 1st time the nations of an entire continent had cooperated to control political affairs • Fair enough that no country was left holding a grudge • Ensured balance of power and peace for the entire continent • Created a lasting peace (40 years) • More successful than many other peace meetings in history

  24. Check for Understanding The Congress of Vienna created a __________ of __________.

  25. Political Changes Beyond Vienna Czar Alexander I, Emperor Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia Holy Alliance- pledged to base relations with other nations on Christian principals to combat revolution Concert of Europe- series of alliances devised by Metternich to ensure nations would help each other if revolution broke out All of these agreements suppressed nationalism in European countries.

  26. Check for Understanding What countries were involved in the Holy Alliance?

  27. Check for Understanding The Concert of Europe promised what?

  28. Check for Understanding What happened to nationalism as a result of the Congress of Vienna?

  29. France After the Congress of Vienna • Ideas of the French Revolution couldn‘tbe contained • Divided France with factions • Conservatives wanted to keep the monarch Louis XVIII • Liberals wanted to legislature to have more power • Lower classes wanted ideals of revolution • There was no stopping the ideas learned from the French Revolution. • Revolution gave Europe its first experiment with a democratic government and political upheavals of the 1800s (Latin America) had their roots in the French Revolution

  30. Summary What was the Congress of Vienna and how did it affect Europe?

  31. Study Guide Time

  32. Grade Study Guide • Study Guide #1: out of 40 • Study Guide #2: out of 18 • -4 points for each missing stamp

  33. Essay Question • In what ways were the American Revolution and French Revolution similar? In what ways were they different? • 7 main points = A • 6 main points = B • 5 main points = C • 4 main points = D • 3 main points = F • Write it on your post it note. • Refer to Assignment _: American vs. French Revolution

  34. Clicker Quiz • Names? Always last name • Pay attention to blanks • Check your spelling! • Incorrect answers don’t hurt you, but eventually you’ll need to get all 30 right to get points for quiz.

  35. Common Assessment • 15 minutes! Go!

  36. Homework • Post it note (required) • Any notes on it you want. Perhaps Venn diagram for essay? • Practice Test • Required – minus 10% on actual test if you don’t take it. • Use my computers if necessary after school • Please, take it up to five times. (leave nothing blank though) • Grade your notebook. • Organize and staple. • If you enter the next class without it ready to go, it will be considered late and lose 20 points.

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