COV Flashcards
Who were the five major powers post-napoleon?
France Great Britain Prussia (Germany area) Austria Russia
How did Napoleon act and how did this lead to the COV
Napoleon acts like a king but gives his people rights, spreads freedom
Because of this, people don’t want to go back to the old ways
Why did the Old system win in the end
they have the military and church
Congress of Vienna
When? 1814-15 (8 months)
Who? “Big Five”
Where? Vienna, Austria
What? A “congress” or a meeting
host for COV
Clemensvon Metternich
conservative reactionary
conservative reactionary
A belief that the past (ways, belief, practices) is the BEST approach to dealing with the present and future
dealing with the present and future
The opposite is radicalism liberalism
members of COV
GB (Lord Castlereagh) France (Talleyrand) Russia (Alex I) Austria (Ferdinand and Metternich) Prussia (Baron Hardenberg)
purposes (ppt) of COV
Re-establish long lasting peace and stability after the defeat of Napoleon
Establish “collective security” for the first time
Create a B.O.P. that would avoid war and avoid another Napoleon that could dominate the continent
Prevent future French aggression through containment
Restore “legitimate” crowns to European nations
Restore “conservative” values—pre 1789 way of life throughout Europe
Counter the emergence of the idea of the “Nation-state” or “nationalism”
goal of COV
Europe should be pre 1789 in set up “ancien regime”
Restore “conservatism”
On paper, COV was…
…a victory for conservatives, nobles, aristocrats, monarchs, for “Legitimacy”
Long term peace from large scale wars was present until 1914 with the exception of the Crimean War 1854-56
In practice, after COV…
the ideas of liberalism were already leaking throughout Europe, most importantly through the new emerging “middle class”
I.e. industrial revolution
why did Nationalism grow stronger during 19th century
Due to many factors, one being the Industrial Revolution
why did the Industrial revolution help grow Nationalism?
- Now people, in large numbers, were brought together in urban centers
- Sense of identity
- Same ethnicity, language, religion, culture, and suffering
- Mechanization, factory life, urban life, etc.
when was the 1st time nations agreed to cooperate to control political affairs
COV
Collective security
Ex: League of Nations, UN, NATO, etc
What does “Balance of Power” refer to?
The five major powers should remain roughly balanced in land and influence such that each could enjoy independence, and also so in case one nation threatens the others, a coalition could stop them
