After the defeat of Napoleon, European ministers and rulers met at the
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After the defeat of Napoleon, Europeanministers and rulers met at the Congress of Vienna to redraw the boundaries of Europe.
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The great powersOf Europe-GreatBritain, Prussia,
Russia, and Austriadominated the
Congress (1814-1815).
They restored manyformer rulers and
borders.
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These changes helped to bring Europe back in some measure to the way it had been before the French Revolution.
The European “Old Order” was restored.
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Prince Metternich of Austria was a leader of the Congress of Vienna.
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Prince Metternich sought to establish a balance of power.
This term referred to a system in which the chief powers of Europe were equal in military strength, so that no single power could dominate.
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To further preventfuture French
dominationor the spreadof democratic
revolutions in Europe, the four major powers
also formed a newalliance.
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The French Revolution ignited the spirit of nationalism in Europe by spreading the view that government should be based on the will of the people.
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At the same time, the statesmen at the Congress of Vienna were intent on ignoring
or crushing nationalist feelings.
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The thirty years following the Congress ofVienna witnessed a series of unsuccessfulrevolutions in Italy, Germany, and Poland.
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However, both Greece and Belgiumachieved independence by 1830.
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French citizens established a constitutional
monarchy that same year.
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In 1848, revolutionary fever gripped Europe.The French overthrew their constitutionalmonarchy and France became a republic.However, other revolutions were put down.
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The old order could not berestored forever.