Congress of Vienna

1. Critical Intro.
How would you summarize the
main reason for and goals of the
Congress of Vienna.

2. The Congress of Vienna
Conservative Response

3. What to do with lands previously
controlled by Napoleon?
Problem:

4. Hold peace meetings in Vienna to redraw
map of Europe: Congress of Vienna
Solution:
Von
Metternich

5. Key Decisions Made
• Restored France to 1789 borders
• Territory added to Russia, Prussia,
& Austria
• Creation of Netherlands
• Creation of German Confederation

7. Goals:
• Keep France in Check
•Achieve balance of power
•Initiate “Concert of Europe”
Von Metternich, 1815
“When France Sneezes…Europe
catches a cold”

8. • Peace was maintained for half
century
Results
•French monarchy restored
•Forces Europeans into two competing
philosophies:
Conservatism v. Liberalism
•Contributes to nationalistic feelings

9. Liberalism
• Middle class
• Support nationalism
• Faith in science and technology
• Written constitutions = liberty
• Limit power of monarchies

10. Conservatism
• Nobility
• Distrust nationalism
• Suspicious of science
• Status Quo
• Monarchy type rule with social
hierarchy
• Reject equality for a birthright

11. Both
• Wealthy leaders
• Suspicious of lower classes
ability to govern
• Goal was to gain power

12. 3rd Option?
Radicalism
• Emphasized equality more than
liberty.
• Wider voting rights + gov’t
part.
• Social reforms to help poor
• Inspired Karl Marx = socialism
+ communism