The Risorgimento movement in the Italian states is usually defined as beginning in 1815 following the new territorial and political arrangements imposed by the Congress of Vienna 1815. The Congress was called to decide upon a new system to replace the system of French domination over large parts of Europe set up under the Napoleonic Empire and also aimed to try and create a system to keep the peace in Europe. The Risorgimento‚ or rebirth‚ came about as a consequence of the widespread dissatisfaction
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The most influential man to the Congress of Vienna was Prince Klemens Von Metternich. The Congress of Vienna was made up of Britain‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia. They arranged the final peace. The Congress wanted to restore the Bourbon King of 1814 and restore the balance of power. With the congress it was able to bring back Balance of Power throughout Europe. Not only did the the Congress of Vienna accomplish the restoring of Balance of Power‚ but it also accomplished
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history. Napoleon was to face death by the tens of thousands of the french army week by week during this campaign. This Napoleonic Campaign was just the beginning of defeat that Napoleon was to encounter and would end later at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Even though Napoleon was one of the best military leaders in history‚ his key blunder was the Russian Campaign‚ which drastically changed his plans for the future of France and led to further downfalls in his time in power.
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KLEMENS VON METTERNICH Statesman; born at Coblenz‚ 15 May‚ 1773; died at Vienna‚ 11 June‚ 1859; son of Count Georg‚ Austrian envoy of the Court of Vienna at Coblenz‚ and Maria Beatrix‚ née Countess von Kageneck. He studied philosophy at the University of Strasburg‚ and law and diplomacy at Mainz. A journey to England completed his education. Metternich began his public career in 1801 as Austrian ambassador to the Court of Dresden. Though he had for several years prepared himself for a diplomatic
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The citizens of France agreed with the Congress of Vienna that the power of controlling all of Europe had gotten to Napoleon. He repeatedly caused much destruction. The Congress of Vienna therefore exiled Napoleon from France a second time to a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean‚ which was far away from mainland Europe. The citizens of France thought
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INTRODUCTION This paper begins by outlining the definitions and what exactly is meant by international relations. Secondly‚ it tells the story of how and why the study of international relations emerged when it did‚ during the course of modern history. Even though‚ the history and the origins of this discipline alone does not reveal everything we need to know about how international relations functions in this day and age‚ it certainly would help us to understand the legacy left behind by this study’s
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The French Revolution (1774-1792) Reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1Under his reign‚ national debt soared and people showed hatred towards Louis XVI. 2Louis XVI continues to tax the Third Estate. (1789) Storming of the Bastille 1French citizens stormed the Paris prison seizing gunpowder to use against Louis XVI. 2This led to the beginning of mob violence. (1789) The Great Fear 1French Peasants attack the homes of nobles‚ setting many on fire. 2The French Revolution has spread from
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Compare and contrast the foreign policy goals and achievements of Metternich (1815-1848) and Bismarck (1862-1890) Metternich and Bismarck had many foreign goals in mind. Many of which led to their great achievements. Metternich was a chief constructor of the Congress of Vienna opposed to ideas of liberals and reformers who wanted to return power to the ruling families deposed by the prior Revolutions. Bismarck sought to unite Germany by engaging into wars including the Danish War‚ the Austro-Prussian
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region; militarism‚ including rapid armament by Germany; and new alliances‚ such as the Central powers‚ which disturbed the balance of power in Europe. Background: After the fall of Napoleon in 1815‚ the Congress of Vienna attempted to restore the European balance of power. The Congress of Vienna exposed Europe to influential ideologies such as nationalism and conservatism; which at the time were two conflicting ideologies. The forces of nationalism and conservatism played the role in reforming
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conference called by the victorious allied nations in Vienna – The Congress of Vienna. It took place in September 1814 to June 1815 and is mostly considered as the precursor to today’s United Nations. The Congress was highly successful in achieving its goal‚ as there were no wars between European countries for almost 40 years. One could say that the Concert of Europe is still continuous‚ but with different players‚ goals and name. Thus The Concert of Vienna was first of its kind and in addition Europe had
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