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clock to 1789 and restore Europe’s Old Regime\nMembers included the “Big Four” and France\nAustria – Prince Metternich\nEngland – Duke of Wellington and Lord Castlereagh\nFrance – Talleyrand\nPrussia – Frederick William III, Hardenberg, and Humboldt\nRussia – Tsar Alexander I\nMetternich (1773-1859)\nOpposed democracy and nationalism\nProposed principles of compensation and legitimacy\nCompensation and Legitimacy\nCompensation\nNapoleon’s enemies rewarded with land\nOther nations compensated for land taken\nRedrew the map of Europe\nLegitimacy\nRestoration of pre-Napoleon rulers\nHouse of Bourbon – France, Spain, and the two Sicilies\nHouse of Braganza – Portugal\nHouse of Orange – Netherlands\nHouse of Savoy – Sardinia\nGerman princes – territories in the Confederation of the Rhine\nPope and Catholic Church – Papal States\nTerritorial Changes\nAustria gained Lombardy, Modena, Parma, Tuscany, and Venetia (all are areas in Italy)\nEngland gained Cape Colony, Ceylon, Heligoland, Guiana, and Malta (areas in Africa, the Americas, and Asia)\nHolland gained Austrian Netherlands (Belgium)\nPrussia gained part of Poland, land along the Rhine River, 40% of Saxony, Swedish Pomerania, and Westphalia\nRussia gained Finland and part of Poland\nSweden gained Norway\nFate of Nationalism\nPeople had no say over territorial changes\nLanguage, nationality, and religion weren’t taken into consideration\nIdeas of democracy and self-government were rejected by European leadership\nSoon enough, concessions were made\nLouis XVIII of France\nNo more divine right of kings\nCharter (Constitution) granted in 1814\nCould not restore feudalism and serfdom\nContinuing religious toleration guaranteed\nBuffer States\nDesigned to prevent France from again becoming a threat\nHolland and Sardinia enlarged and strengthened\nEuropean nations guaranteed Switzerland’s neutrality\nQuadruple and Holy Alliances\nMetternich desired to maintain the status quo and make the Vienna treaties permanent\nQuadruple Alliance of 1815\nAustria, England, Prussia, and Russia\nFrance joined in 1818\nPledged to put down democratic or nationalistic revolts\nHoly Alliance\nOrganized by Tsar Alexander I of Russia\nMost European monarchs joined\nPledged to govern with charity, justice, and peace\nBut none of them did so\nResults of the Congress of Vienna\nConcert of Europe – group of leading nations which periodically met to discuss issues regarding stability\nTemporary suppression of democratic and nationalistic ideals\nInternational peace – no general war in Europe until World War I a hundred years later\nCrimean War (1854-1856)\nAustro-Prussian War (1866)\nFranco-Prussian War (1870-1871)\nReview Questions\nWhat countries made up the “Big Four” at the Congress of Vienna?\nWhat were the principles of compensation and legitimacy?\nHow did the Congress of Vienna redraw the map of Europe?\nWhat was the purpose of the Quadruple Alliance?\nWhat were the results of the Congress of 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Legitimacy restored pre-Napoleon rulers.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the Congress of Vienna redraw the map of Europe?\",\"answer\":\"It reassigned territories among major powers, including Austria’s gains in parts of Italy, England’s overseas territories, Prussia’s territorial increases, and Russia’s gains including Finland.\"}]","The Congress of Vienna - read online free | PPTX",28]