Conservatism in Europe
and
Revolution Abroad
a.
b.
c.
1. (Conservatism in Austria)
Who was Prince von Metternich?
2. Why were the forces of liberalism and
nationalism potentially more dangerous to
Austria than any other country in Europe?
3. What was the German Confederation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4. What were the Burschenschaften? What incident
did Metternich use as an excuse to suppress the
Burschenschaften?
First, some background on Prussia:
a. Frederick William III
b.
c.
d.
1. What were the Burschenschaften?
2. What incident did Metternich use to
suppress the Burschenschaften?
5.
Identify the following terms:
Carlsbad Decrees & Final Acts
Carlsbad Decrees
a.
b.
c.
Final Acts
a.
b.
c.
d.
6.
(Conservatism in Britain) Why do you
think the British government was decidedly
conservative after the defeat of Napoleon?
1. Tory minister of Lord Liverpool
2. Why?
a.
b.
c.
7. Describe the following conservative laws
passed by Parliament between 1799 and
1819?
1. Combination Acts (1799)
2. Corn Law (1815)
a.
b.
3. Coercion Act (1817)
a.
b.
c.
4. Six Acts (1819)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Goal of the Six Acts?
8. What was the significance of “Peterloo” and the
Cato Street Conspiracy? How did these
events strengthen conservatism in England?
1. Peterloo Massacre (1819)
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. Cato Street Conspiracy = an attempt to murder
all British cabinet ministers & Lord Liverpool.
How did these 2 events strengthen conservatism
in England?
9. (Conservatism in France) Why did Louis
XVIII agree to be a constitutional
monarch? 10. What was the “Charter”?
9. Louis XVIII realized
10. Charter
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
11. Who was the Count of Artois? How did
he convince Louis XVIII to become
more repressive (i.e., conservative)?
1. The White Terror
2. Count of Artois (later Charles X)
a.
b.
c.
d.
12. Identify some of the conservative
measures enacted by Louis XVIII after 1820.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Conservative International
Order (Foreign Policy)
13 & 14. The “Concert of Europe”
1. Maintained by BARP (later France)
2. Primary goal =
3. Secondary goal =
4. Overall a failure, BUT….
5. Britain & Quadruple Alliance?
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