The Conservative Order and Challenges of Reform, Chapter 20 Flashcards
What are some characteristics of nationalism?
Belief that people are banded together due to common customs, language, culture and history + governments should govern all one group of people based upon ethnicity
What time period did nationalism emerge?
Late 18th century and early 19th century
What were Nationalist’s conflict with the principles of the Congress of Vienna?
They didn’t agree with multi-national states (Austria and Russia), they didn’t agree with the same ethnic group split into many political units rather then one (Italy and Germany)
What are some difficulties of Nationalism?
Some nationalists believe in popular sovereignty which led to confusion and conflict due to the presence of minorities
How was the printed word used to spread ideas about nationalism?
Historians published pieces about countries past and Literary Scholars published earlier writings of people from the past which gave people a sense of past and a literature of their own + School Teachers taught national language and history
What became a cornerstone in the foundation of nationalism?
Language
What defines a group that should be allowed to form their own country?
Support a viable economy, had a cultural history, cultural elite that could spread the language, and a military’s conquest and defense
Regions of nationalistic pressure?
Ireland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Eastern Europe and the Balkan Peninsula
What is the republicans definition of liberalism?
Anything or anyone who challenged republicans own political, social and religious voices
Political Goals of 19c Liberals?
Legal equality, religious toleration, freedom of press, limit arbitrary power of the government, wanted representative bodies and constitutionalism
Why did conservatives not trust constitutions?
The French Revolution
What area of society did liberals tend to fit into?
Educated, wealthy, excluded from political processes, influenced by the ideas of the enlightenment
What were the economic goals of 19 century liberals?
Abolish economic restraints, labor should be bought and sold freely, no bans or tariffs on products and people must use talents and properties to enrich themselves
Great Britain and liberalism?
Already had a limited monarchy so there were more freedoms already, representative government could be achieved easily, links between land, commerce and industry were already in place
France and liberalism?
Liberals favored France due to the Napoleonic code which they considered to be modern, problems include protecting civil liberties, defining the power of monarchs + legislators
Germany and liberalism?
Monarchs are against liberalism, no middle class participation in government or military, no strong tradition of civil or individual liberties, political conformity, unified Germany(didn’t work out)
Compare nationalism to liberalism
Not really linked but help each other out on certain occasions and manipulated both sides ideas to gain more support
What are the pillars of conservatism?
Legitimate monarchies, and landed aristocracy, established churches
What made conservatism as new as liberalism and nationalism?
After the French Revolution and Napoleonic Era the transition into the self aware alliance of throne, land and altar
What two men did conservatives tend to associate their ideas with?
Edmund Burke and Friedrich Hegel
What new Attitudes of the monarchs were forged by the French revolution?
Believed they could only trust aristocratic government or government in alliance with the wealthy middle class and professionals, representative government would be sufficient enough to protect their property and influence, did not trust constitutions even if they were written by themselves
What new Attitudes of the church were forged by the French revolution and Napoleonic era?
Distrusted the new popular movements except their own, believed they were entrusted with the task of supporting political and social status quo, hated the ideas of the enlightenment
What new Attitudes of the aristocracy were formed by the French revolution and Napoleonic era?
Lost privileges and confidence, saw.nationalism, liberalism and popular sovereignty as enemies, understood that they could be toppled over by the new movements
What was a huge cause for problems after 1815?
Peace
Why did Peace cause so many problems?
War had distracted nations from their problems, war fueled economies, with peace citizens could begin to speak up and young people grew up thinking about different ideas besides war
Who is Klemens von Metternich?
Perfect example of conservatism, devoted servant to the Hapsburg emperor and was a chief architect in the Congress of Vienna
Why couldn’t Austria afford to make compromises with any new.Political forces?
It would most likely lead to the dissolution of the empire
What did Frederick William III promise to the Prussian people in 1815 and did he keep that promise?
He promised a constitutional government and no he rejected the promise and created the council of ten (absolute power), replaced reform minded ministers with hard minded conservatives, created 8 provinces with ability to advise not act