Conference of Vienna Flashcards
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Conference of Vienna
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After Napoleon’s defeat, European leaders met in Vienna to discuss how to redraw the borders and empires of the continent
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Conference of Vienna Date
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1814-1815
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Conference of Vienna Goal
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to preserve political equality and restore old dynasties
from before Napoleon
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Changes after Conference of Vienna
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- Austrian Empire gets Northern Italy and other parts of Eastern Europe
- Poland still ignored
- Prussia extends into present day Germany,
- UK gains Malta and other islands,
- France restored to original territorial lines
- Kingdom of Netherlands, including Belgium is created
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Restoration
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Europe trying to restore itself to how it was prior to the French Revolution