Ch 21: Ideologies And Upheavels Flashcards
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A meeting of the quadruple alliance and France to fashion a peace settlement
The congress of Vienna
What were the lenient terms given to France in the congress of Vienna?
- agreement to the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty
- first treaty of Paris
- did not have to pay reparations
What were the terms of the first treaty of Paris? (Before napoleons escape?)
Gave France the boundaries it had in 1792
Why were Belgium and Holland united under a Dutch monarchy?
More capable of opposing France more effectively
Prussia receive more land from France’s Eastern border called ____________
The sentinel on the Rhine
Why was the quadruple alliance moderate to France?
The idea of the balance of power
What was the balance of power?
Equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression
Who was the Austrian representative?
Prince Klemens Von Matternich
Who was the British representative?
Robert Casterleagh
Who was the French representative?
Charles Taleyrand
The quadruple alliance believed that they should receive ______________ for victory
Compensation
The United Kingdom had already won ___________ during the war
Territory
Austria gave up territory in _________ and __________ but expanded elsewhere
Belgium, Germany
________ and _________ wanted more, but the rest of the representatives at the congress of Vienna argued for limited gain
Russia and Prussia
_________ received a small polish kingdom
Russia
__________ received parts of saxony and some gains in the west
Prussia
Napoleon escaped from Elba and was defeated at _____________
Waterloo
What were the terms of the second treaty of Paris?
- Louis XVIII
- lost only a little territory
- had to pay reparations
- had to support a large army for five years
In which the quadruple alliance agreed to meet periodically to discuss common interests in the maintenance of European peace
Congress system
Who led the movement of post-Napoleon conservatism in Europe?
Prince Klemens Von Metternich
Klemens held a _____________ view of human nature, believing humans were prone to error and selfish behavior
Pessimistic
What did Klemens believe was responsible for bloodshed?
Liberalism
Klemens believed an ___________ government was necessary
Authoritarian
Klemens believed _____________ was important to a strong government
Organized religion