Congress Of vienna/ Concert of Europe Flashcards
Austria
Klemens Von Metternich
Repress nationalism
Collective security
Congress of Vienna 1814-15
Legitimacy: monarchs restored to nations
Compensation: nations gained territory for lost parts
Balance of Power: creation of buffer states
France
Talleyrand
Wanted to be included to the great powers with legitimacy
GB
Castlereagh
Reset abolish balance of power
Prus
Prince Von Herdenberg
Least influential
Wanted Saxony
Rus
Alex I
Wanted ctrl of Poland
Quintuple alliance
GB, Aud, Prus, Rus, France after 1818
Concert of Europe
Powers meet periodically to discuss issues of mutual concern
Congress of Aix la Chapelle 1818
Army of occupation removed in Fr
Congress of Troppou 1820
Aus, Prus, and Rus suppressed Italian revolt
Congress of Verina 1822
Instability in Spain: Fr subdued revolts
Latin American revolts against Spanish ctrl
Monroe doctrine 1823
Forbade Europe to have colonial ventures in US Sphere of Influence
Corn laws 1815
GB
Protect GB grain from competition, but harmed consumers with high prices
Repealed in 1846
Conservatism
Preserve best, refrain from radical changes
Change through adaption
Liberalism
Laissezfaire
Favored Locke’s Social Contract
Relig toleration
Individual rights