AP European History / Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
5.7 The Congress of Vienna
Notes
After Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna (1814–1815), led by Metternich, restored monarchies (legitimacy), created a balance of power and started the Concert of Europe to suppress revolutions.
Practice
The Congress of Vienna aimed to:
Conservative order.
Metternich was a leading:
Opposed liberalism.
The principle of legitimacy meant:
Bourbons back in France.
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