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History 02: Revolutions and Romanticism
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11/19/2012

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Conservativism
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  • Favored lower class obedience to authority
  • Favored organized religion
  • Did not favor individual rights or a representative government
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Liberalism
Definition
  • Favored freedom of press, speech, and religion
  • Wanted a constitution to protect rights
  • Wanted a constitutional monarchy
  • Wanted to allow only men of prosperity to vote
  • Hated government inference to help poor
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Radical Republicanism
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  • Feared old order and middle class
  • Favored universal male suffrage
  • Wanted a republic, ruled by the people
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Nationalism
Definition
  • Wanted unity of a nation by creating a national homeland
  • Could be liberal or radically driven
  • Feared by conservatives
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Key Characteristics of Romanticism
Definition
  • Emotion
  • Spirituality
  • Inner Feelings
  • Individualism
  • Interest in the Past
  • Love of Nature
  • Imagination
  • Interest in the Exotic
  • Nationalism
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Metternich
Definition
  • "Don Juan" who excelled at the art of seduction
  • Ruled Austria for over thirty years
  • Forced out of the country during the Hungarian Revolt
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Louis XVIII
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King who was restored to the throne, after the Congress of Vienna decided who should rule France
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Charter of 1814
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Made France a constitutional monarchy, protected their basic rights, and gave them the right to revolt if Louis XVIII broke it
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Frederick William III
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King of Prussia. One of the most educated and hard-working people at the Congress of Vienna
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Principle of Legitimacy
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Restored the lawful monarchs to their respective thrones
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Principle of Intervention
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Gave the powers of the Holy Alliance the right to send troops into a country if there was a revolution taking place, in order to restore the monarchy
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Holy Alliance
Definition
  • Started by Czar Alexander
  • Consisted of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and France
  • Any threat to the respective monarchies was considered an act of treason and against God
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Italy and Spain
Definition
Using the Principle of Intervention, the Holy Alliance was able to stop uprisings in these countries
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Facts about the Congress of Vienna
Definition
  • It took place in 1814
  • It lasted for nine months
  • They wanted to undo the damage caused
  • by Napoleon, restore monarchies, and help Europe become peaceful
  • There were lavish parties every night
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Important Attendees of the Congress of Vienna
Definition
  • Metternich (Austria)
  • Tallyrand (France)
  • Czar Alexander (Russia)
  • Frederick William III (Prussia)
  • Castlereagh (England)
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