By: Victoria and Shandra

Took place in Vienna of Austria after Napoleons rule to put Europe back together

Emerged as one of the strongest powers in Europe

Regained all of the land that it had before Napoleon's reign, also gained more land from Russia and Italy

The Holy Roman Empire had collapsed and formed the German Confederation which was lead by Austria and Prussia

Balance of power in Europe was made uneven in Europe after the unification of Germany

Austria was considered one of the stronger Countries

Franz I of Austria 1806-1835 Ferdinand I 1835-1848 Franz Josef I 1848-1916 All considered legitimate rulers due to

the fact that they are all under the line of the Habsburg Dynasty which extends all the way back to 1273 with Rudolf I

Dual AllianceGermany and Austria promised to protect

each other against Russia Austro-Serbian Alliance

Alliance with Serbia to keep Russia from gaining control of it

Triple AllianceAustria and Germany made an alliance with

Italy to stop it from taking sides with Russia

Returned to a monarchy Dual monarchy established with Hungary in 1876

Each part had its own legislature, constitution, and capital but had one emperor, Franz Josef I

Metternich was the main person at the Congress of Vienna and at his suggestion Carlsbad congress issued the Carlsbad decrees

These included dispatched secret police to stifle democratic nationalists and press censorship

Metternich sent many troops out to suppress revolts

Austria supported French troops being sent by the congress of Verona to calm unrest in Spain and restore the old regime there

Although Metternich had the high profile, it was really the emperor being conservative and his dislike for the ideas of the French Revolution that made the Domestic Policy

A new civil and penal code was issued in the early 19th century

Politics and culture was kept under close watch to keep from spread of nationalism and liberalism

Due to the fact that the emperor had very strong conservative views, liberalism activities would be immediately stifled

The emperors laws were organized is a way that showed his fear of liberalism as well as nationalism

Liberalism was at its peak in the 1848 revolution, when civil liberty and written constitution were key demands of the revolutionary movement

Austrian government was threatened deeply by nationalism of its provinces especially the slavs

This is because the country is made up of several nationalities which could cause conflict between provinces

This put fear into the government because if conflict were to arise, then the country could very well be torn apart due to this nationalism

Austria had no overseas colonies It did however have many provinces

that it controlled throughout Europe itself such as Poland, Croatia, Romania, and Slovakia

They had very extensive railway systems

In 1843, the population had risen to about 37.5 million people which was 40% more than in 1792

This is important because the country had a sufficient labour force

Railways were now extensive enough that they could transport people from town to town on daily business

This also would improve the transportation of goods from city to city

MetternichLead the Congress of ViennaRestored the old regime of monarchies

Had the ideas for legitimacy of rulers and also for balance of power

Minister for Austria

Economic depression due to rise in food prices from poor harvest

1848 Revolution breaks out in Vienna All parts of the empire were striving for

autonomy and independence Austria wanted a representative

government Metternich resigned and universal male

suffrage was passed Prince Felix con Schwarzenberg replaced

Metternich and convinced Ferdinand I to abdicate and leave the throne to his son Franz Josef I

Austria-Hungary had 3 armies, the Austria and Hungary armies and there was also an imperial army

Although they had the capability to mobilize about 2 million men, that was a relatively small amount compared to other countries like France

They used propaganda to expand the size of the army during times of need during war

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