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The Congress of Vienna: Europe's Transformation

Explore the Congress of Vienna, led by Prince Metternich, aiming to restore monarchs, suppress liberalism and nationalism, and establish peace in Europe after the French Revolution. Discover the geopolitical struggles, territorial changes, and balance of power dynamics reshaping the continent.

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The Congress of Vienna: Europe's Transformation

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  1. World CivilizationsUnit 13PP 2 The Congress of Vienna

  2. The age of ideologies • Conservatism:attempts to preserve tradition (class and government structure) to ensure peace. A reaction against the French rev. • Liberalism: Enlightenment/Fr rev ideals (individual freedoms) desire constitutions and natural rights • Nationalism: Love of country or a desire of a people who share a common language, history and culture to have a country

  3. Goals of The Congress of Vienna(Sept 1814-June 1815) • Led by Prince Klemens Von Metternich • Concept: “to uproot the revolutionary seed” and maintain the balance of power • Goals: To stop liberalism and nationalism, restore monarchs (principle of legitimacy) and class privilege, restore established churches • Contain France and restore the peace and status quo of 1792

  4. Representatives • Russia: Alexander I • Prussia: Frederick William III • Britain: Lord Castlereagh • Austria: Metternich • France: Talleyrand

  5. Problems • They disagreed over land • Prussia wanted German Kingdom of Saxony • Russia wanted all of Poland • Metternich insisted that they use the guiding principle of “balance of power” to keep peace in Europe • Result: France is able to return to great power status by forming an alliance with Austria against Prussia and Russia

  6. New Borders • To check future French aggression they strengthen her neighbors • Switzerland regains ind. • Netherlands gains Belgium • N. Italian state of Piedmont taken from France and given to Sardinia (K. of Sardinia Piedmont) • Austria gets Lombardy and Venetia • Prussia received land on French border • The German Confederation (38 states dominated by Austria) • Many submerged nationalities (Magyars and Czechs)

  7. Congress of Vienna: Europe Makeover

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