Conservatism prime time in Europe at first Flashcards
Congress of Vienna
conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe. It was held in Vienna
who is the main guy of congress of vienna
Metternich
German confederation
After holy roman empire fell, separate countries unite under confederation to defend eachother. But the Confederation was never strong enough to be able to attack another country.
What did congress of vienna (metternich do)
Congress did not want to make them too strong, or they’d start taking over other countries
What began getting taught in universities
Nationalism and liberalism
Volksgeist?
conservative nationalism
Burschescheft
what was their goal
University Student Radical Group from all over Germany
important goal was to foster loyalty to the concept of a united German national state as well as strong engagement for freedom, rights, and democracy.
What did the liberals in Germany want
a united Germany w freedom!!
In 1819, Metternich passed the Carlsbad Decrees… which is?
Reactionary Restrictions - outlawed burschenschaften - removed liberal university professors expanded censorship of the press that talked about united Germany -secret police set up
Why doesn’t metternich want germany to unite
because hes austrian and wants austrian influence
what other place in europe did conservative forces win?
england
Corn laws passed in England in 1815 were___
Tarrifs on corn
They were designed to keep grain prices high to favour domestic producers, and represented British mercantilism.
why do corn laws banefit landowners
because they get money for producing corn and keepting their land
What were the protests in Manchester in 1819 for?
People against corn laws, want male suffrage, didin’t like the rotten borg.
WHat is the Peterlooo Massacre?
What ended up happeing?
60,000 working class people marched to St Peter’s Field in central Manchester to demand political representation
650 ppl got injured and 15 people died