Congress Of Vienna

1. The Congress of Vienna
1814-1815

2. Congress of Vienna 1814-1815
•Concerned about the spread of
nationalism and ideas if the Rights of Man
spread by the French Revolution, the
victor nations met to discuss the future of
Europe
•* Monarchs wished to keep hold of the
power!

3. Congress of Vienna 1814-1815
•European heads of state and monarchs
meet to:
–Contain France
–Balance the power
–Keep the monarchs in place legitimately

4. Five “Great Powers” Meet:
•Prussia - Frederick Willhelm III
•Russia - Czar Alexander
•Austria - Klemens von Metternich
•Great Britain - Lord Castleraugh
•France - Tallyrand

5. Klemens von Metternich
•Influential Austrian
foreign minister
•Distrusted democracy
•Plan to restore
Europe

6. Metternich
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“When France sneezes,
Europe catches a cold!”
What does this mean?

7. Klemens von Metternich
•Wants European rulers to
–Suppress any future revolutionary mov’ts
quickly
–Ensure power lies with legitimate and
traditional rulers
–Control the population through the press
and stict laws
–* In France, the monarchy was
restored.King Louis XVIII was installed!
So much for those revolutionary ideas!

8. Metternich’s 3 Goals
•Contain France
–surround with stronger countries
•Balance of Power
–weaken France, but not too severely
–no one country too powerful
•Legitimacy
–former monarchs restored

9. Europe 1815

10. Concert of Europe
Alliance system
Nations would help each other if revolutions
broke out

11. Conservatives vs. Liberals
Which group would fall under which category?
Middle class
Nobles
City workers
Nationalists

12. Which of the following was NOT a result of
the Congress of Vienna?
•New political map of Europe
•Increase in the power of Napoleon
•New political philosophies
•Restoration of European monarchies
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13. Conservatives
•They are a political faction and they want
to preserve the status quo
Liberals
•They are a political faction and they want
to promote social change and individual
freedoms

14. Legitimacy- the principal that states that
rulers who have been driven from the
throne should be restored to power
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15. France - Louis XVIII - returned
to the throne of France
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I do love legitimacy!

16. What were the
political philosophies
that the Congress of
Vienna was
determined to
crush?
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17. These ideas of nationalism
and liberalism spread to Latin
America
The American and French
Revolutions had a profound
impact on Latin American
independence movements

18. Toussiant
L’Overture
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The one…the only…
The only, ever - in all of history,
successful slave revolt for
independence
Island of Haiti/San Domingo. 1797
revolted against French rulers.
Successful rule 1800-1802.
Eventually captured, hanged by
Napoleon’s forces
Translated from French, his name means
"the awakening of all saints" or "all souls
rising". His last words were to his son in
France,
"My boy, you will one day go back to St.
Domingo; forget that France murdered
your father."

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20. Simon Bolivar
•The Napoleon of Latin
America
•Son of a slave, very well educated in
the Enlightenment philosophies
•Much like Napoleon in that he
spreads the ideas of nationalism
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21. Simon Bolivar
•Responsible for the
independence of
Venezuela, Columbia,
Ecuador, Panama, Peru,
and Bolivia.
•He is a national hero in all of these
countries!
•He so admired Thomas Jefferson and his
ideas of the American Revolution that he
sent his son to be schooled at “THE
UNIVERSITY” (you get one guess as to what
university that is….! Hint: it is NOT Virginia Tech)
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22. Hello there! Now
that you know all
about the three
goals that
Metternich had at
the Congress of
Vienna, we are going
to play a game!

23. Believed national groups should have their own states
People who have a common heritage and
identify belong together
Intolerant of other ethnic groups
So, which -ism
describes all
of these ideas?

24. I will tell you a problem in
Europe under Napoleon, and
you can tell me how
Metternich helped solve the
problem!

25. I, Napoleon, brought
a problem to Europe.
I overthrew all the
kings, and placed my
own family members
on the throne!

26. The original monarchs
are put back in office!

27. I also made another mistake.
I was very power-hungry
and my fellow French
citizens had strong feelings
of Nationalism. Many
surrounding countries saw
this as a threat!

28. Made countries around
France that were once
weaker…. Stronger!

29. Another problem of
mine was that France
was looked at as a
threat to other
countries. They were
always afraid I would
go and conquer them,
and when I did, I had
ALL the power!

30. No country in Europe could
easily overpower another!

31. One more review item:
Which one of the following political
philosophies did NOT play a role in the
Congress of Vienna?
•Liberalism
b. Conservatism
c. Fascism
d. nationalism

32. Thank you for
playing! I hope you
had a FANTASTIC
time!