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The Congress of Vienna. Chapter 7 Section 5. I. Metternich’s Plan for Europe A. Klemens von Metternich. 1. The Five great powers meet in secret Austria Prussia Great Britain Russia France. A. Klemens von Metternich.
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The Congress of Vienna Chapter 7 Section 5
I. Metternich’s Plan for EuropeA. Klemens von Metternich • 1. The Five great powers meet in secret • Austria • Prussia • Great Britain • Russia • France
A. Klemens von Metternich • 2. The most influential person in this secret meeting is Klemens von Metternich, the foreign minister for Austria
A. Klemens von Metternich • 3. They had three goals • Prevent future French Aggression by surrounding France with strong countries • Restore balance of power so that no country was much stronger than the next • Restore the Monarch (king) to France
B. The Containment of France • 1. Austrian Netherlands and the Dutch Republic are combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands • 2. Thirty-nine German States are combined to form the German Confederation, dominated by Austria.
B. The Containment of France • 3. Switzerland becomes it’s own country • 4. Kingdom of Sardinia is strengthened by the addition of Genoa.
C. Balance of Power • 1. The Congress of Vienna did not want to punish France because they feared France might try to get revenge one day. • 2. Instead, they chose to diminish France’s power.
D. Legitimacy • 1. Legitimacy – an agreement to restore as many rulers as possible from the people that Napoleon had removed from their thrones. • 2. Restoration took place in France, Spain, and several Italian states
D. Legitimacy • 3. Political leaders believed this would stabilize political relations among everyone • 4. The Congress of Vienna was deemed a success because it was significant that European nations had cooperated together with a common purpose.
D. Legitimacy • 5. The balance of power lasted for 40 years, until the start of the Crimean War.
II. Political Changes Beyond ViennaA. Conservative Europe • 1. To combat the ideals of the French Revolution – Russian, Austrian and Prussian Kings agreed to the Holy Alliance which pledged that they could combat future revolutions
A. Conservative Europe • 2. Concert of Europe devised by Metternich ensured that nations would help end any revolutions • 3. Despite their efforts to undo the revolutionary ideas, it was impossible and would soon directly contribute to revolutions in 1830 and 1848