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Early 19 th Century Reactionism. Mr. Edgar Hermosillo Heritage College-Ready Academy HS. Key Players at Vienna. Foreign Minister, Viscount Castlereagh (Br.). Tsar Alexander I (Rus.). The “Host” Prince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.). King Frederick William III (Prus.).
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Early 19th Century Reactionism Mr. Edgar HermosilloHeritage College-Ready Academy HS
Key Players at Vienna Foreign Minister, Viscount Castlereagh (Br.) Tsar Alexander I (Rus.) The “Host”Prince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.) King Frederick William III (Prus.) Foreign Minister, Charles Maurice de Tallyrand (Fr.)
Key Principles Established at Vienna • Balance of Power • Legitimacy • Compensation • Coalition forces would occupy France for 3-5 years. • France would have to pay an indemnity of 700,000,000 francs.
Conservatism • Allied to the restored monarchical governments of Austria, Prussia, France, and England. • Support for conservatism: • Came from the traditional ruling class. • Also supported by the peasants. • Supported by Romantic writers, conservatives believed in order, society and the state, faith, and tradition.
Liberal Reform in Great Britain • Reform Bill of 1832 • a milestone in British history • Spurred by cholera epidemic • People demanded a more responsive gov’t • Increased number of voters from 6% of population to 12%. • Response to 1830 French revolution • Resulted in the supremacy of the House of Commons over the House of Lords in Parliament. • Reforms in the 1830s in England gradually increased the powers of the non-aristocracy • rejected the violence urged by people such as the Chartists