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The Challenges of Nationalism and Conservatism
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Nationalism Based on the concept that a nation is composed of people of like customs, language, culture and history.
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Opposition to the Vienna Settlement Creation of the Austria and Russian Empires.
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German and Italian groups displaced
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Irish Problem In 1800, England took over Ireland.
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Liberals: Political Goals Legal equality Religious toleration Freedom of press Limited power of gov’t. Written constitutions
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Liberals: Did not advocate democracy Extending representation to propertied classes (strongly disliked poorer class) Laissez-faire Free trade
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Conservatism Legitimate Monarchies Landed Aristocracies Established Churches Protection of Property
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Beliefs of Conservatives Monarchs could only trust governments of aristocracy. No representative govt. could protect private property. No written constitutions. The Church- hated Enlightenment ideas.
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Austrian Prince Metternich Epitomized 19 th Century Conservatism. Attempted to keep the states of the German confederation from having constitutions. Prevented Austria from having a representative government.
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Groups under Metternich’s control Germans, Hungarians, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Slovenes, Italians, and Croats.
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Frederick William III Conservative Promised a constitutional gov’t. for Prussia Through some inter- working, kept complete control of Prussia (junkers).
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Power of students… Students organized nationalistic clubs to counteract conservatism.
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Burschenshaften Student associations that advocated reform
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Jena 1817 B celebrated Luther and his 95 Theses.
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Violence Karl Sand of the B, killed a conservative dramatist.
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Carlsbad Decrees Dissolved the Burschenshaften, press censorship Secret police enforced laws
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Classwork: Pgs. 668-669 What actions, laws, acts were passed during the reign of Lord Liverpool? Define the Peterloo Massacre, Six Acts, Cato Street Conspiracy, The Charter, the Count of Artois.
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