By: Victoria and Shandra

 Took place in Vienna of Austria after Napoleons rule to put Europe back together  Emerged as one of the strongest powers in Europe  Regained all of the land that it had before Napoleon's reign, also gained more land from Russia and Italy  The Holy Roman Empire had collapsed and formed the German Confederation which was lead by Austria and Prussia

 Balance of power in Europe was made uneven in Europe after the unification of Germany  Austria was considered one of the stronger Countries

 Franz I of Austria  Ferdinand I  Franz Josef I  All considered legitimate rulers due to the fact that they are all under the line of the Habsburg Dynasty which extends all the way back to 1273 with Rudolf I

 Dual Alliance  Germany and Austria promised to protect each other against Russia  Austro-Serbian Alliance  Alliance with Serbia to keep Russia from gaining control of it  Triple Alliance  Austria and Germany made an alliance with Italy to stop it from taking sides with Russia

 Returned to a monarchy  Dual monarchy established with Hungary in 1876  Each part had its own legislature, constitution, and capital but had one emperor, Franz Josef I

 Metternich was the main person at the Congress of Vienna and at his suggestion Carlsbad congress issued the Carlsbad decrees  These included dispatched secret police to stifle democratic nationalists and press censorship  Metternich sent many troops out to suppress revolts  Austria supported French troops being sent by the congress of Verona to calm unrest in Spain and restore the old regime there

 Although Metternich had the high profile, it was really the emperor being conservative and his dislike for the ideas of the French Revolution that made the Domestic Policy  A new civil and penal code was issued in the early 19 th century  Politics and culture was kept under close watch to keep from spread of nationalism and liberalism

 Due to the fact that the emperor had very strong conservative views, liberalism activities would be immediately stifled  The emperors laws were organized is a way that showed his fear of liberalism as well as nationalism  Liberalism was at its peak in the 1848 revolution, when civil liberty and written constitution were key demands of the revolutionary movement

 Austrian government was threatened deeply by nationalism of its provinces especially the slavs  This is because the country is made up of several nationalities which could cause conflict between provinces  This put fear into the government because if conflict were to arise, then the country could very well be torn apart due to this nationalism

 Austria had no overseas colonies  It did however have many provinces that it controlled throughout Europe itself such as Poland, Croatia, Romania, and Slovakia

 They had very extensive railway systems

 In 1843, the population had risen to about 37.5 million people which was 40% more than in 1792  This is important because the country had a sufficient labour force  Railways were now extensive enough that they could transport people from town to town on daily business  This also would improve the transportation of goods from city to city

 Metternich  Lead the Congress of Vienna  Restored the old regime of monarchies  Had the ideas for legitimacy of rulers and also for balance of power  Minister for Austria

 Economic depression due to rise in food prices from poor harvest  1848 Revolution breaks out in Vienna  All parts of the empire were striving for autonomy and independence  Austria wanted a representative government  Metternich resigned and universal male suffrage was passed  Prince Felix con Schwarzenberg replaced Metternich and convinced Ferdinand I to abdicate and leave the throne to his son Franz Josef I

 Austria-Hungary had 3 armies, the Austria and Hungary armies and there was also an imperial army  Although they had the capability to mobilize about 2 million men, that was a relatively small amount compared to other countries like France  They used propaganda to expand the size of the army during times of need during war

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