____________________________________
• In post-Napoleon Europe, the continent was looking to establish long-lasting
peace and stability
• Different European countries met in Vienna for 8 months 
___________________________________
Matternich’s Plan for Europe
• Most of the decisions of the meetings were held between representatives of
the five superpowers(R, P, A, GB, and F)
• ____________________________ blames the problems in France on experimenting
with democracy, and instead insists on his three goals:
1. To prevent future French aggression by
_______________________________________________
2. He wanted to ____________________________________ so that one country could not
pose a threat to the others
3. He wanted to ________________________________________ before Napoleon imposed
his own likings
Containment of France
• The Congress of Vienna took the following steps to make the countries
around France stronger:
1. __________________________________________________ to form Kingdom of the
Netherlands
2. ____________________________________________to form the German Confederation
3. ___________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________ by the addition of Genoa
• ***these steps all enabled France’s surrounding countries to gain power and
prevent them from overpowering weaker nations
Balance of Power
• Although the leaders of other European countries wanted to weaken France,
they didn’t want to ____________________________________
• France remained a major power but with less domination over other
countries
Legitimacy
• The great powers agreed on the principle of legitimacy notion that
________________________________________ (France, Spain, Italy)
Significance of the Congress of Vienna:
• For the first time, the nations of an entire continent had
______________________________________
• The settlements agreed upon didn’t _________________________________
• The first time that an entire continent had
__________________________________________________________________
Political Changes Beyond Vienna
• Britain and France had newly enacted _________________________________
Conservative Europe
• Weary that the ideals of the French Revolution were still lingering around
and could promote rebellion, Alexander I (Russia), Francis I (Austria), and
Frederick William III (Prussia) signed the “__________________________” pledge
to combat forces of the Revolution with Christian principles
• A series of alliances (“____________________________”) broke out in Europe
promising to have each other’s backs in times of war
• Back in France, _________________ enjoyed the monarchy of Louis XVIII.
_____________________ wanted Louis XVIII to share some of his authority with the
legislature. __________________ clung to ideals of liberty, equality, and freedom
Revolution in Latin America
• When Napoleon removed the Spanish king from the throne,
__________________________________________________________________
• After the Congress of Vienna restored the king to the throne,
__________________________________________________________________
• When Creoles tried to maintain and expand their power after the Congress of
Vienna, the Spanish king took steps to tighten his control
• This angered ____________________, who revolted and threw off Spanish rule
• At the same time, __________________________________________________________________
Long Term Legacy
• The Congress of Vienna not only diminished the size and power of France,
but it also increased the power of Britain and Prussia
• When the Congress put nations under foreign control, _______________________
exploded throughout Europe. Eventually this sentiment led to revolutions
throughout Europe
• ______________________ colonies took this to their advantage and many claimed
independence from Europe
• Ideas about the basis of ___________________ and ____________________ in general
had permanently changed