1. Reaction and Revolution

2. Reaction and Revolution
A. Congress of Vienna ( Sept. 1814
1. Klemens von Metternich
2. Legitimacy- Restoration of lawful monarchs that had ruled before Napoleon; popular acceptance of a governing regime or law as an authority
B. The Orders
1. conservatism
a. Metternich
b. Based on tradition and social stability
c. organized religion
d.Obediance to authority
e.Against rebellion and representative government
2. Concert of Europe
a. Great Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia
b. Principle of Intervention

3. 3. Liberalism
1. Enlightenment principles
2. people free from government restraints
3. Bill of Rights
4.Constitutional law/ constitutional monarchy
5. middle class men
4. Nationalism
1. community with common traditions, language and customs
2.chief loyalty to nation
3. Threat to Existing Order
a. Would break up old dynastic regions
c. Revolutions of 1848
1. France
a. Another revolution
b. overthrow restored monarchy
c. universal male suffrage- All adult men could vote
d. New Constitution Nov. 4, 1848
e. President Louis Napoleon

6. 2.Germany
a.German Confederation
38 independent German states
b. Frankfurt Assembly
All- German Parliament
free press
jury trials
attempt for unification
c. The assembly fails
Too weak- cant force rulers to accept it
3.Central Europe
a.Multinational state- many different people
b.revolt and revolution
c. Austria crushes revolt
4. Italy
a. 9 states of Italy 9 Congress of Vienna
b. revolt against Austria
c. Austrians defeat revolutionaries