23.5 the congress of vienna – Flashcards
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what were the series of meetings called that set up policies to acheive the goal of collective security and stability for the entire continent
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the congress of vienna
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most decisions made in the congress of vienna were made in __
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secret
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what were the five powers involved in the congress of vienna
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russia, prussia, austria, great britain, and france
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what were those five countries called
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The five great powers
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who was the most influential representative from the five great powers
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prince klemens von metternich of austria
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what did metternich distrust
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the democratic ideals of the french revolution
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how did matternich want to keep things
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keep them as they were
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what were matternichs three goals for the congress of vienna
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-prevent future french aggression by surrounding france with strong countries -restore the balance of power so no country would be a threat to others -restore europes royal families to the thrones they had held before napoleon
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what were the steps called that the congress took to make the weak countries around france stronger
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the containment of france
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what did the containment of france enable the other countries of europe to do
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to contain france and prevent it from overpowering weaker nations
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did the leaders of europe want to leave france powerless
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no just weaken
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why did the congress not want to severly punish france
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because it might encourage them to take revenge
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the great powers affirmed the principle of ___
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legitimacy
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what is the principle of legitimacy
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agreeing that as many as possible of the rulers who napoleon had driven from their thrones be restored to power
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the members of the congress believed that the return of the former monarchs would stabilize what among nations
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political relations
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was the congress of vienna more or less successful than many other peace meetings in history
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more
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with the congress of vienna, how many years did the countries go before fighting each other
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40 years
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what countries broke the 40 year streak
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france fought russia in the crimean war
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the congress of vienna was a victory for who
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conservatives
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what were the rulers of europe very nervous about
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the legacy of the french revolution
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why did the rulers worry
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they were afraid the ideals of liberty equality and fraternity might encourage revolutions elsewhere
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the rulers of russia prussia and austria signed the agreement called
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the holy alliance
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what did they pledge in the holy alliance
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pledged to base their relations with other nations on christian principles in order to combat the forces of the revolution
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a series of alliances devised by metternich called ____ ensured that nations would help another if any other revolutions broke out
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concert of europe
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across europe conservatives held firm control of their govts but could not contain the ideas that had emerged during the _______
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french revolution
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after 1815, france was deeply divided how
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politically
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conservatives were happy with _____ liberals wanted ______ lower classes were commited to the ideals of _______
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happy with monarchy wanted ther kings to share more power with legislature ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity
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the revolution had given europe its first experiment in what kind of govt
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democratic
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did the experiment succeed or fail
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succeed
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besides europe, where else did the actions of the congress of vienna have an influence
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latin america
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the congress of vienna left a legacy that would influence world politics for how many years
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the next 100 years
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the efforts to establish and maintain a balance of power diminished the power of what country
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france
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the power of what two countries increased as frances power decreased
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great britian and prussia
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what spread in italy, germany, greece, and other areas that congress had put under control
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nationalism
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the nationalistic feelings eventually exploded into what
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revolutions
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in result of the revolutions, what was formed
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new nations
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spanish colonies took advantage of the events in europe to do what
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declare their independence and break away from spain
