congress of vienna restoring the balance of power in europe
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Compromise Reached?
New boundaries drawn—see page 237! What changed? France, Poland, etc. Reduced French borders to 1790 lines Established BUFFER STATES around
France
Liberalism and Reactionaries?
Liberalism– Liked the Enlightenment, thought
monarchies were “outdated,” wanted lots of change/democracy!
Reactionaries– Opposed change, thought Enlightenment
ideas were wrong/dangerous, wanted to bring Kings back!
Two Alliances
Quadruple Alliance– GB, Austria, Prussia,
Russia– Prevent any
democratic movements
– France joined a few years later
Holy Alliance– Russia, Prussia,
Austria– Keeping order based
upon “Justice, Christian Charity, and Peace”
Concert of Europe
Next 30 years: opposing liberalism, crushing democratic revolutions
Spanish people tried to limit power of their King French troops restored Spanish King to full power!– BUT-Spanish colonies (MEXICO!) successfully
revolted
Another Challenge to System
Greeks fought for independence in 1821 against Turks
Metternich (Austrian leader) tried to stop other countries from aiding rebellion– British and French helped anyway, and
Greeks got independence in 1829
Try all you want, Metternich…
BUT YOU CAN’T STOP PROGRESS! Enlightenment ideals and desire for
democracy are too strong to stop permanently!
Revolutions of 1830 and 1848
1830: Citizens lead “July Revolution” in France
Louis Philippe: “Citizen King” (still not many could vote)
Belgium gets independence Poles rose in revolt and lost
—crushed by Russians
1848: Conditions similar to 1789
“February Days” forced Louis Philippe to abdicate
Working class loses out during “June Days”
“New Napoleon”
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