Honors World History Ms Garratt Congress of Vienna 1815 Honors World History Ms Garratt

3 Goals of the Congress Most influential person at the Congress – Klemens von Metternich His goals : 1. Containment of France 2. Balance of Power 3. Restoration of Europe’s monarchs

Containment of France Representatives at the Congress strengthened the borders of the nations around France to contain French ambitions. Kingdom of Netherlands German Confederation Swiss independence Enlarged Kingdom of Sardinia

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Balance of Power Reps wanted to distribute power so that no one nation would become too powerful and threaten the status quo They weakened France but did not severely punish it because they didn’t want the French to: Seek revenge Be so weak that it would not assist in the balance of power or Become a target for invasion by another .

Restoration of Monarchs Reps believed that the legitimate heirs were the pre-revolutionary monarchs. Ruling families were restored to power. Believed that this would restore stability Would put an end to the revolutionary spirit Differences of monarchies Britain and France were constitutional monarchs Russia, Prussia & Austria were absolute monarchs

Triumph of Conservatism Holy Alliance Pledge to resist revolutionary forces and based their relations with other nations on Christian principles Concert of Europe System of alliances which pledged assistance to one another if a revolution broke out. Purpose was collective security

Successes of Congress of Vienna Preserved balance of power and stability among nations Concert of Europe temporarily extinguished revolutionary uprisings. Precursor to international organizations like the UN which work to collectively solve problems. We will contrast later with Versailles Treaty

Failures of the Congress of Vienna Ignored and unable to tide the forces of nationalism & liberalism. Nationalist uprisings will take place in: Greece Balkans (Serbia) Belgium Poland Prague Vienna