The Congress of Vienna Meets What does it

The Congress of Vienna Meets! What does it look like these people are doing?

After Napoleon’s rule in France, Europe looked like this:

Napoleon was finally defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and sent to live in exile. Now, European leaders had a few problems on their hands… This stinks…

In 1814, leaders from European countries met in Vienna to devise a peace settlement. The main goal of the meeting was to restore order and stability in Europe. Look at all these people… how would you describe them?

European leaders wanted to go BACK to how the way things were before 1789. (What happened in 1789? ) n Balance n. A of power (all countries have equal power) new map of Europe so that France couldn’t control other areas n Congress n Kings of Vienna would hopefully solve these problems restored absolute monarchs

CONGRESS OF VIENNA You will be assigned a role to represent someone who was actually at the Congress of Vienna. Using the reading, complete the graphic organizer for your person to represent what you wanted! You will report to the class as well as listen to what they have to say.

Leader Country Goals Obtain Poland Czar Alexander I Russia Outcome Control of Finland part of Poland n n Alliance of Christian monarchs n n Formed the Holy Alliance

Leader Country Goals Outcome Redraw map n Gained of Europe some territory back n Power to n Prince Karl August von Hardenberg Prussia monarchs Holy Alliance n Balance of power n

Leader Country Goals n Prince Klemens von Metternich Austria Peace Surround France with strong countries Outcome Holy Alliance n n n Peace

Leader Country Goals Outcome Keep Russia n Redrew from getting map power n Lord Castlereagh Great Britain Strong Germany and Italy n Concert of Europe n Gained control of n Keep France seas from power n

Leader Country Goals Outcome Keep France n Any in one piece territory conquered by Napoleon n Have a voice in negotiations taken away n Charles Maurice de Talleyrand France Alliance with Britain and Austria n n Monarchy

The set of beliefs that guided decisions at the Congress of Vienna was called conservatism. This means that people wanted to keep things the way they were. What kind of governments did the leaders want? monarchies **What way of thinking is conservatism the opposite of? ? ** (Hint: it inspired the American, French, and Latin American Revolutions).

The Outcome

Leaders formed relationships that tried to ensure stability in Europe: Concert of Europe: ( NOT actually a concert) n Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, France n Balance of power n Peace lasted until 20 th century

Holy Alliance n Russia, Austria, and Prussia n 1 st “international peacekeeping association” n Prevent against revolutions