The Restoration

Question 1

What was the restoration?

Answer 1

The return to the political system of the ancient regime after napoleon got defeated in waterloo in 1815

Question 2

What happened after Napoleons defeat?

Answer 2

In 1815 European leaders met in Vienna to discuss how they would reorganise Europe: Congress of Vienna

Question 3

When did the congress of Vienna take place?

Answer 3

October 1814 - March 1815

Question 4

What was the goal of Congress of Vienna?

Answer 4

Establish long term peace and stability in the continent
New European order
Security and stability for Europe

Question 5

how long was congress of Vienna? What was special about it?

Answer 5

Originally the congress of Vienna was supposed to last 4 weeks. but it ended up lasting several months.

Question 6

Who presided over the Congress of Vienna?

Answer 6

Austrian chancellor Prince Von Metternich.

Question 7

What 3 principles were followed at the Congress?

Answer 7

Legitimism, Intervention, Balance of power.

Question 8

Explain Legitimism

Answer 8

Monarchies based on the Divine Right of the Kings and tradition. Absolutism wasnewly imposed over most of Europe.

Question 9

Explain Intervention

Answer 9

Countries would interven when necessary to maintain established order.

Question 10

Explain Balance of Power

Answer 10

Aimed to avoid the dominance of one country over the others

Question 11

What were leading countries at the Congress?

Answer 11

reat Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria and later on France

Question 12

What country did not attend the Congress?

Answer 12

Ottoman Empire

Question 13

What territory did Russia get?

Answer 13

Part of poland, Finland from Sweden

Question 14

What territory did Prussia get?

Answer 14

Rhineland, Part of Poland

Question 15

What territory did Austria get?

Answer 15

Austria - Italian States: Lombardy, Venetia. Part of Poland. Also, Italian states of Parma, Modena and Tuscany ruled by Austrian Princes.

Question 16

What territory did Sweden and Denmark get?

Answer 16

Sweden took Norway from Denmark. Denmark occupied North of Germany.

Question 17

What happened to HRE?

Answer 17

Disappeared, and a confederation of 39 German states was set up under presidency of Austria.

Question 18

What became the kingdom of the Netherlands?

Answer 18

Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

Question 19

What territory did Britain get?

Answer 19

Gained maritime hegemony through small territories like: Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, Malta, the Ionian Islands, etc. Several territories abroad taken from France.

Question 20

what political system was established?

Answer 20

Political system from before the French Revolution re-established.

Question 21

What were 2 allainces?

Answer 21

The Quadruple Alliance and The Holy Alliance.

Question 22

What countries formed The Holy Alliance?

Answer 22

Prussia, Austria and later France and Spain

Question 23

What was goal of the Holy Alliance and who proposed it?

Answer 23

Proposed by Tsar Alexander (1st) and goal was to safeguard Absolutism and the Christian religion

Question 24

What countries formed The Quadruple Alliance?

Answer 24

the four powers which had joined to defeat Napoleon: Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria.

Question 25

What was agreed by Quadruple Alliance?

Answer 25

Agreed to guarantee the Vienna agreement and to meet regularly to discuss and maintain the peace of Europe