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Reaction & Revolution
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What/Who are they
Reacting to?
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Europe under Napoleon, 1812
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The Congress of Vienna
& The Concert of Europe
(1815-1816)
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The Big Players
Clockwise: Russia’s Tsar Alexander I, Austria’s Metternich, Britain’s Lord Castlereagh, France’s Talleyrand,
Prussia’s King Frederick William III
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The Main Issues
France?
Austrian Netherlands?
Poland?Saxony?
German States?
Finland & Sweden?
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General Principles
Balance of Power
Nationalism
Conservatism
Legitimacy
Compensation
Liberalism
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• After Nap, EU rulers – tried to restore the old order
• Goal of – Great Powers– Incl- GB, Aust, PR, RU
• Met @- Congress of Vienna
• To- arrange final peace settlement
• Led by- Prince Metternich– Claimed guided by – principle of ligitimacy
• Meant- restore rightful pre-Napoleon monarchs
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The Conservative Order
• Conservatism, based on- trad & soc. Stability– Favored- obed to pol auth– Hated- revolutions– Unwilling- to accept demands (ind. rights, rep. gov’t)
• To maintain bal of power- GB, PR, RU (later FR)– Agreed to- meet reg. to make steps to maintain peace
in EU– Meeting known as- concert of EU– Adopted- principle of intervention
• Great powers- right to send armies to stop revolutions• BR- refused principle
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Liberalism• Based on– Enlightenment principles• Believe ppl should- be safe as possible from gov’t
restraint• Common set- of pol beliefs
– Incl- protection of civil liberties
• Believe should be guaranteed- by written document (Bill of Rights, etc)
• Most wanted- religious toleration• Right to- peacefully oppose gov’t• Laws should be made- by rep. assembly• Favored gov’t ruled- by constitution• Did not believe- in democracy
– Right to vote- only men of property
• Tied to- middle class men
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Nationalism• Arose out of- ppl’s awareness of being part of
community (common lang, etc.)– Community- called a nation– Ppl owe- pol. loyalty to nation not dynasty/empire
• Nat’list believe- each nationality has own nation– German wanted- German nation state– Hungarians wanted- own gov’t
• Rather- than be subject of Aust. Emp.
• Threat to- existing pol. order
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Outcomes
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France
Bourbons restored with Louis XVIII
frontiers pushed back to those of 1790
3-5 year occupation
indemnity of 700 million francs
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German Confederation
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Poland
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Saxony, and other Prussian
gains
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Austrian Netherlands
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Finland & Sweden
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Europe after the Congress of Vienna, 1815
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Forces of Change• 1. liberalism• 2. nationalism• Began to- break conser. Domination of EU• FR- libs overthrew Bourbon monarch Charles X
– Est- constitutional monarchy– New monarch- Louis Philippe (cousin of Charles X)
• Supported by- upper middle class
– Nationalism’s chief force- 3 Revs• In 1. Belgium 2. Poland 3. Italy
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Revolutions of 1848France• Severe- economic problems• Middle class- want right to vote• Louis-Phillippe- refused to make changes
– Opposition- grew
• Monarchy- overthrown 1848• Group of Rep- set up provisional (temp) gov’t
– Called for- election of reps to a Const. Assembly – new const.– Election- by universal male suffrage– Set up- nat’l workshop for unemployed– Emptied- treasuries
• June 21- closed workshops
– Workers- refused to accept decision to – rebelled in streets– Gov’t forces- crushed working class revolts
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• Nov 4 – 1848- set up 2nd Republic– Had a- single legislature
• Elected by- universal male suffrage
– President- chosen by male voters• Served- 4 yr term
– Dec 1848- Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte elected (Nap’s nephew)
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German States• Congress of Vienna- recog. 38 indep. German
states– Called- German Confederation
• Frankfort Assembly- all German Parliament– Held to- fulfill liberal & nat’list dream– Prepared- of a const for a unified Germany– Deputies- elected by universal male suffrage– Ultimately- Failed– No means- of forcing German rulers to accept it
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Austrian Empire• Multinat’l state- collection of different ppl
– Incl- Ger, Czechs, Hungarians, Pols– Only- bonded by Hapsburg Empire– Germans- ¼ pop – leading role in gov’t
• March 1848- protests in major cities– Led to- Metternich’s dismissal– Rev forces- took capital demand liberal const– Gov’t gave- Hungary own leg.
•By Oct- rebels in Vienna defeated•W/RU- Hungary subdued•Revolution- in Aust Emp failed
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Italy• Congress of Vienna- set up 9 states in IT
• Lombardy & Venetia- part of Aust. Emp
• 1848- revolt against Aust in Lombardy & Venetia
• Sought to- create liberal const & unified IT
• By 1849- Aust. re-est control of Lombardy
• Old order- prevailed