Cited: Musulin‚ Stella. Vienna in the Age of Metternich: From Napoleon to Revolution‚ 1805-48 "National Rivalries." National Rivalries. The Corner. 19 Nov. 2004 . Smith‚ Denis Mack. Mazzini. New Haven: Yale University Press‚ 1994. Taylor‚ Alan J. The Habsburg Monarchy‚ 1809-1918: A History of the Austrian
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The Congress System: Great Power Diplomacy 1815-30 “The Concert of Europe is the term used to describe various attempts made by the major powers to co-operate‚ after 1815‚ in settling possible causes of conflict between themselves in order to prevent the possibility of another large-scale war.” Stephen J Lee‚ Aspects of European History The Congress System and the Concert of Europe- -both terms apply to the period of attempted co-operation
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accomplish An equal-oppurtunity public education system What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia? Scorched-earth policy Which of the following traits did Napoleon NOT possess? Humility What did Klemens von Metternich NOT want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna? Create the beginning of a European democracy What was one important effect resulting from the political changes made
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Rise and Fall of the Maya: Research Paper The Maya were a native Mesoamerican group of people who erected one of the most sophisticated cultures in the Western Hemisphere. They inhabited areas in southern Mexico‚ and also surrounding Locations included Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and parts of Honduras. The Maya religion civilization came into prominence in 250 A.D.‚ administering a polytheistic approach to worship which included human blood sacrifices to honor their gods or to culminate the crowning
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the person of Louis XVIII and agreed to meet at a congress in Vienna in September 1814 to arrange a final peace settlement. II. The leader of the Congress of Vienna was the Austrian foreign minister‚ Prince Klemens von Metternich. The Principle of Legitimacy I. Metternich claimed that he was guided at Vienna by the principle of legitimacy. B. To reestablish peace and stability in Europe‚ he considered it necessary to restore the legitimate monarchs who would preserve traditional institutions
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1820-1 Revolutions: What happened and why did they fail? Neapolitan revolt‚ 1820 Restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy in Naples Ferdinand I and chief minister Luigi de Medici introduced several measures 1818 restored church to a position of power and influence e.g. Censorship Financial difficulty after 1815 and had to pay reparations imposed by Austria for the Austrian army of occupation. Union with Naples in 1815 very unpopular The repeal of the Sicilian-British style constitution
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England and the pressing engagements of the emperor Alexander and Lord Castlereagh delayed the congress until the autumn‚ when all Europe sent its representatives to accept the hospitality of the impoverished but magnificent Austrian court. Metternich‚ though he had not yet completely established his position‚ acted as chief Austrian representative‚ and he was naturally in his capacity as host the president of the congress. Friedrich v. Gentz acted as secretary both to him and the congress and
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The Age of Enlightenment & French/American Revolutions Enlightenment: * A philosophical movement in the 18th century characterized by the belief in the power of human reason and in the critical use of the intellect to reform society in accordance with rational principles. (Reason over tradition) William Blake * William Blake was a poet of the Romanticism movement concerned with the state of society. He challenged society and the prevailing modes of thought with his own unique and
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popular uprisings‚ but eventually failed when the nationalistic coalitions were weakened by their different opinions on the issues at hand. Prince Klemens von Metternich was a foreign minister to the multiethnic Austrian Empire. As a result of Austria’s diversity‚ national and liberal views were extremely threatening to the state. Metternich was afraid that liberalism and nationalism would divide his empire (McKay‚ 689). When liberal and national ideas entered the Austrian Empire‚ people started
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provisions of The Vienna Settlement (1815) relating to Italy been overthrown by 1849? In 1815 there was a meeting of the great powers – Britain‚ Russia‚ Austria‚ Prussia and France – to consider the future of Italy after Napoleonic rule had ended. Metternich‚ the leader of Austria at the time‚ had various main aims regarding the situation of Italy‚ the majority of which revolved around stopping French influence and not allowing liberalism which could lead to wars and revolutions‚ or nationalism which
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