What Was The Difference Between Absolutism And Conservatism

After the defeat of Napoleon, at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, Europe had become engulfed in a war of political ideology pitting conservatism versus liberalism. Conservatism was a more traditionalist view held by leaders, like Metternich, and were for a more subservient populace to the authority. Conservatives further believed the government should be held by the elite class and were strongly against liberal demands for civil liberties. Liberals were a product of the enlightenment which swept over Europe as well as inspired both the French and American Revolutions, which had recently occurred. The liberals were also inspired by the actions of Napoleon, who had traveled across Europe taking down monarchies and replacing them with Republics. This action prompted
For instance, after the defeat of the French forces at Waterloo, the congress replaced the republic with a monarchy. Another example in Spain, the monarchy was under attack by revolutionary forces. The congress ordered the French to send in an army to restore the monarchy despite protest by the British. The congress would send Austrians to defeat Italian revolutionary forces as well as let Austria and Russia crush a Hungarian revolution. This idea of using forces of the member countries of the county stemmed from the principle of intervention. The principle of intervention was free range for congress members to act with force in their own, neighboring, or allied countries in order to crush a revolutionary force and restore the countries monarch. All members, except Britain, concurred with this principle throughout all of Europe, however, both the British and Americans prevented this ideology from spreading to Central and South America where the colonies were revolting to keep huge empires from