ISN pg 146: The Congress of The Congress of ViennaVienna

Preview:–What was Napoleon hoping to

accomplish by creating the Continental SystemContinental System?

–What was Napoleon hoping to accomplish by creating the Bank of FranceBank of France?

–Were these changes good OROR bad for France? Explain.

Now that Napoleon Now that Napoleon has been defeated has been defeated what should the what should the

European Powers do?European Powers do?“After Napoleon “After Napoleon

Inquiry”Inquiry”

Europe in 1812 (at the height of Napoleon)

In 1812, Napoleon was the emperor

of France

…and he had conquered Italy

…and Switzerland

…and the Rhine

…and Warsaw…and

Spain

…and had defeated Austria

…and Prussia

…and Norway & Denmark

Now that Napoleon has been defeated, what should be done to keep this from happing again?

From Sept 1814 to June 1815, an international conference called the

Congress of Vienna was held in Austria

The main goal of the conference was to create a balance of power & keep peace in Europe

The decisions of the Congress of Vienna were made by representatives of the 5 “great powers”

The “host”The “host”Prince Klemens von Prince Klemens von

Metternich of AustriaMetternich of Austria

Foreign Minister, Foreign Minister, Castlereagh of EnglandCastlereagh of England

Czar Alexander I Czar Alexander I of Russiaof Russia

King Frederick King Frederick William III of PrussiaWilliam III of Prussia

Foreign Minister, Foreign Minister, Tallyrand of FranceTallyrand of France

Revolutions are terrible!

Let’s go back to the way things were

Congress of ViennaAustrian Prince MetternichMetternich & the

other delegates disliked democracy & feared the new ideas of the French Revolution

They wanted to put Europe back “the way it was before”the way it was before” the French Revolution & Napoleon

Congress of ViennaThe 5 major powers of Europe

made 3 big decisions:Redrew the map of EuropeRedrew the map of Europe—

–Took away all lands France gained under Napoleon

–Made the weaker countries around France stronger to keep France from attacking again

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was createdSwitzerland

became a new nation

Sardinia merged with

Genoa

39 states joined to form the German

Confederation

This created a “buffer zone” between France & the major

European powers

Congress of ViennaReestablished royal monarchies:Reestablished royal monarchies:

–Representatives at the Congress of Vienna believed kings were more stable than democracies

–They brought back strong kings in France, Spain, Portugal, & many Italian & German states

Congress of ViennaReestablished a balance of power Reestablished a balance of power

in Europein Europe:

–England, Austria, Prussia, Russia formed a Quadruple Quadruple AllianceAlliance to maintain security in Europe

–This helped keep peace in Europe for almost 40 years

The members of the Quadruple Alliance acted as “firefighters” to put out “sparks”

of revolution anywhere in Europe

ISN pg 146, Review:–As a team, discuss the following

topic & create a paragraph response (at least 4 sentence)

–Pretend you are a French newspaper reporter. What is What is your perception of the terms of your perception of the terms of the Congress of Vienna?the Congress of Vienna? Is it a disgrace? Is it fair? How should the French people respond? Give your paragraph a headline.