User:Atcovi/History/The Congress of Vienna

Terms & Names
a)	Congress of Vienna - A series of meetings in Vienna to achieve a new order in Europe. b)	Klemens von Metternich - An influential representative from Austria (in the Congress of Vienna) who was the foreign minister of Austria from 1809 to 1848. c)	Balance of power - All countries have power (equally), so that one country can't destroy the peace and harmony of Europe that the Congress of Vienna is trying to achieve. d)	Legitimacy - Rulers who used to own the throne of their own country but were driven away by Napoleon would be restored to their throne. e)	Holy Alliance - An agreement between Czar Alexander I, Emperor Francis I of Austria and King Frederick William III of Prussia to base relations with other nations on Christian principles in order to combat revolutionaries. f)	Concert of Europe - Superpowers in Europe (Britain, Austria, etc.) that formed a group in order to maintain balance in Europe.

Metternich’s Plan
Problem	- France was too powerful for its own good

Solution - Surround France with strong countries

Main Ideas
3.	3 Points of Metternich’s plan: 4.	Why was the Congress of Vienna see as a success? 5.	Congress of Vienna’s Legacy:
 * 1) *Prevent France from ruling Europe by surrounding France with big countries.
 * 2) *Balance of power - No threats in Europe.
 * 3) *Replace European families to their corresponding throne.
 * 1) *It brought peace and stability back to Europe.
 * 1) *Solving problems with another country's power and the appropriate means to solve it.
 * 2) *Nationalism.

Critical Thinking & Writing
6.	Drawing conclusions: 7.	Analyzing issues: 8.	Making inferences: 9.	Writing activity (write at least a paragraph)
 * 1) *Obviously when it comes to France, no, it was not fair. It limited France's power, resulting in France not being the most powerful country in the World. Other nations such as Britain and Prussia began to increase in power.
 * 1) *Liberals wanted to make new changes (move from traditional), while conservatives did not. These two views resulted in disagreements between the two parties.
 * 1) *This is in relation to government: The bottle holds disruption, the genie is the revolution and the 3 wishes are what the people want from the government. In the French Revolution, the bottle was the disruption that Napoleon caused around Europe, the 3 wishes were the countries waiting to hold off their attacks against France, and the genie was the total annihilation of Napoleon and his French empire (Congress of Vienna for example).
 * 1) *The Congress of Vienna played a very important role in today's controlling of the ambitious Napoleon and his powerful French empire. The Congress of Vienna, substantially influenced by Klemens von Metternich, produced very important ideas: Balance of power and legitimacy. Every country will be able to rule with power (but not exceeding its neighbors) and the previous family that owned their country's throne (before Napoleon) were to return back to their throne, respectively. In addition to ideas, alliances were formed: Holy Alliance and Concert of Europe. The Holy Alliance, an agreement between Czar Alexander I, Emperor Francis I of Austria and King Frederick William III of Prussia, dedicated itself to prevent revolutionaries from erupting in Europe--the Concert of Europe, made up of the superpowers in Europe (Britain, Austria, etc.) formed a group in order to maintain balance and stability in Europe. Overall, the end of Napoleon and the entering of a new peaceful age in European history!