Congress of Vienna
Agenda
• Bell Ringer: What were the three major
mistakes of Napoleon?
• Napoleon Propaganda
• Notes: Congress of Vienna Lecture
• Map Activity Congress of Vienna (No Copier)
• French Assessment: Artifact Activity
• HW: Whatever we don’t finish today.
Restoring Stability in France
• Foreign Minister of Austria,
Metternich, leads the
Congress of Vienna.
• Distrusted the Revolution,
• Prevent French aggression
by surrounding it with
stronger countries.
– Contain France
• Restore a balance of power.
(Alliances)
• Restore Europe’s royal
families.
Legitimacy
• France required to give
up all territory gained
under Napoleon.
• All monarchs kicked out
by Napoleon are put
back into power
• Fair treatment for all,
no grudges.
• Allowed peace until
1853 (Crimean War)
Conservative Europe
• Alliances form between
Absolutist rulers.
• Concert of Europe added to
the alliance system, aid would
arrive for any conflict between
powers.
• However, Enlightenment ideas
were out there, and new
philosophies emerge.
• Constitutional Monarchy is
maintained in England and
France.
• Russia, Prussia, and Austria
maintained Absolutism.
Political Changes Beyond Vienna
• Three Philosophies Dominate.
• Conservatism
– A desire for absolute rule, or
rule of a Monarch.
• Liberalism
– Wanted more rights, voting
for the middle class and more
power given to
Parliament/Chamber of
Deputies.
• Nationalism
– A pride for country emerges,
and this would lead to
conflict.
Artifact Activity
• Each group will receive a major period in French
History, and they will have thirty-five minutes to
construct an artifact that signifies that period.
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Rules:
You cannot use any words
Be creative! It must be 3-d, and stand on its own.
Do not let others know your Revolutionary Period, they
must guess at the end of class.
– This is worth a test/project grade
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You must stay with your group, any interaction with other groups will result in 5% deduction for each
offense.
Every piece of paper found on the ground after the project concludes will result in a 1% deduction
per piece of paper.
French Revolutionary Periods/Events
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5.
Estates-General- Causes of Revolution
Moderate Phase
Radical Phase
Napoleonic Era
Congress of Vienna
Discussion: For five minutes, quietly write as
much as you know about the 1800s, World War
I, and Patriotism.
I guarantee I can relate 90% of events in that
100-year span to the Congress of Vienna. Our
discussion today will show how one event can
begin a chain reaction towards World War.