Hình ảnh hội nghị Vien

Ms, Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Ms, Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Europe in 1812
The Congress of Vienna
(September 1, 1814 – June 9, 1815)
Coin Commemorating the
Opening of the Congress of
Vienna
Main Objectives
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It’s job was to undo everything that Napoléon
had done:
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Reduce France to its old boundaries  her
frontiers were pushed back to 1790 level.
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Restore as many of the old monarchies as
possible that had lost their thrones during
the Napoléonic era.
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Supported the resolution:
There is always an
alternative to conflict
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Key Players
at Vienna
The “Host”
Prince Klemens von
Metternich (Aus.)
Foreign Minister,
Viscount Castlereagh (Br.)
Tsar Alexander I
(Rus.)
King Frederick
William III (Prus.)
Foreign Minister, Charles
Maurice de Tallyrand (Fr.)
Key Principles Established
at Vienna
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Balance of Power
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Legitimacy
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Compensation
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Coalition forces would occupy France for
3-5 years.
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France would have to pay an indemnity of
700,000,000 francs.
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France was deprived of all
territory conquered by Napoléon.
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Russia was given most of Duchy
of Warsaw (Poland).
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Prussia was given half of Saxony, parts of
Poland, and other German territories.
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A Germanic Confederation of 30+ states
(including Prussia) was created from the previous
300, under Austrian rule.
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Austria was given back territory it had lost
recently, plus more in Germany and Italy.
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The House of Orange was given the Dutch
Republic and the Austrian Netherlands to rule.
Changes Made at Vienna (1)
The Germanic
Confederation, 1815
Changes Made at Vienna (2)
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Norway and Sweden were joined.
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The neutrality of Switzerland was guaranteed.
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Hanover was enlarged, and made a kingdom.
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Britain was given Cape Colony, South Africa, and
various other colonies in Africa and Asia.
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Sardinia was given Piedmont, Nice, Savoy, and
Genoa.
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The Bourbon Ferdinand I was restored in the Two
Sicilies.
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The Duchy of Parma was given to Marie Louise.
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The slave trade was condemned (at British
urging).
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Freedom of navigation was guaranteed for many
rivers.
Europe After the Congress of
Vienna

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