Unit: The French Revolution

Bellwork:What is more important: stability (to feel safe) or liberty (to be free)?

7.5 The Congress of Vienna

Unit: The French Revolution

1. What three groups made up the Third Estate?

2. What was it called when the peasants rebelled against their feudal landlords?

3. How did Napoleon control the countries neighboring the French Empire?

4. What is Nationalism?

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Unit: The French Revolution

1. What were Napoleon’s three mistakes?2. What was the Hundred Days?3. What battle finally ended Napoleon’s bid

for power-His last battle?

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7.5 The Congress of Vienna

1. List the results of the Congress of Vienna2. Show how the ideas of the French Revolution

continued to influence people.

Objectives

What was the Congress of Vienna and how did it affect Europe?

Essential Question

After exiling Napoleon, European leaders at the Congress of Vienna tried to restore order and reestablish peace. Today, we still have international bodies that play a role in world peace.

The Big Idea

Congress of Vienna September 1, 1814 - June 9, 1815

New European Order

Decisions made by the “great powers” Russia Prussia Austria Great Britain France

European leaders were looking to establish long-lasting peace and stability after Napoleon’s defeat

Congress of Vienna - series of meetings in Vienna, Austria called to achieve collective security and stability for the entire continent

What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna?

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Key Players at Vienna

Key Players at Vienna

Czar Alexander I (Russia)

The “Host”Prince Klemens von Metternich

(Austria)

Foreign Minister, Viscount Castlereagh

(Britain)

King Frederick William III (Prussia)

Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Tallyrand

(France)

Who was the major player in the Congress of Vienna?

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Prince Klemens von Metternich of AustriaDistrusted democratic ideals of French Revolution

Goals for the Congress of Vienna1. Prevent future French aggression by surrounding

it with strong countries2. Restore a balance of power so no country would

be a threat to others3. Restore Europe’s royal families to the throne’s

they had before Napoleon’s conquests

Metternich’s Plan for Europe

France was deprived of all territory conquered by Napoleon.

Russia was given most of Poland

Prussia was given half of Saxony, parts of Poland, and other German territories.

A Germanic Confederation of 30+ states (including Prussia) was created from the previous 300, under Austrian rule.

Austria was given back territory it had lost recently, plus more in Germany and Italy.

Containment of FranceContainment of France

What happened to land gained by France under Napoleon?

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The Germanic Confederation

1815

Legitimacy- agreement that the monarchs Napoleon took out of power would be restored

Congress delegates hoped that restoring the monarch’s power would stabilize political relations among nations

Legitimacy

Legitimacy said who should come back into power now?

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How was the Congress of Vienna a step back for democracy?

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Why did they want kings to return to power?

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Balance of Power• Wanted to weaken France not leave

it powerless• Did not want countries to easily

take over others• If France was severely punished =

revenge• If they divided France a stronger

nation would conquer• Result= France remained a major

but diminished European power

Why didn‘t’ they punish France further by taking all their land?

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Legacy of the Congress

1st time the nations of an entire continent had cooperated to control political affairs

Fair enough that no country was left holding a grudge

Ensured balance of power and peace for the entire continent

Created a lasting peace (40 years)

More successful than many other peace meetings in history

The Congress of Vienna created a __________ of __________.

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Political Changes Beyond Vienna

Czar Alexander I, Emperor Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia

Holy Alliance- pledged to base relations with other nations on Christian principals to combat revolution

Concert of Europe- series of alliances devised by Metternich to ensure nations would help each other if revolution broke out

All of these agreements suppressed nationalism in European countries.

What countries were involved in the Holy Alliance?

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The Concert of Europe promised what?

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What happened to nationalism as a result of the Congress of Vienna?

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France After the Congress of Vienna

France After the Congress of Vienna

Ideas of the French Revolution couldn‘t be contained

Divided France with factions

Conservatives wanted to keep the monarch Louis XVIII

Liberals wanted to legislature to have more power

Lower classes wanted ideals of revolution

There was no stopping the ideas learned from the French Revolution.

Revolution gave Europe its first experiment with a democratic government and political upheavals of the 1800s (Latin America) had their roots in the French Revolution

Summary

What was the Congress of Vienna and how did it affect Europe?

Study Guide Time

Grade Study Guide

• Study Guide #1: out of 40• Study Guide #2: out of 18

• -4 points for each missing stamp

Essay Question

• In what ways were the American Revolution and French Revolution similar? In what ways were they different?

• 7 main points = A• 6 main points = B• 5 main points = C• 4 main points = D• 3 main points = F

• Write it on your post it note. • Refer to Assignment _: American vs. French Revolution

Clicker Quiz

• Names? Always last name• Pay attention to blanks• Check your spelling!• Incorrect answers don’t hurt you, but

eventually you’ll need to get all 30 right to get points for quiz.

Common Assessment

• 15 minutes! Go!

Homework

• Post it note (required)– Any notes on it you want. Perhaps Venn diagram for essay?

• Practice Test – Required – minus 10% on actual test if you don’t take it. – Use my computers if necessary after school– Please, take it up to five times. (leave nothing blank

though)• Grade your notebook.

– Organize and staple.– If you enter the next class without it ready to go, it will be

considered late and lose 20 points.