1. Day 73 Congress of Vienna Warm Up Music: Revolutionary Etude – Chopin When does a country have the right to intervene in another's internal affairs (if ever)? Explain Objective: Understand the attempt to maintain world peace Standard: 10:2.5 and 10.9.8 Homework: Reading

2. Congress of Vienna In an attempt to establish stability leaders in Europe met A meeting scheduled to last 4 weeks lasted 8 months

4. Klemens von Metternich The Austrian foreign ministers plans dominated meeting. Conservatism – tradition and social stability I.Surround France with strong nations A. Kingdom of Netherlands B. Confederation of German states C. Sardinia Given Genoa D. Switzerland becomes independent II.Balance of Power in Europe III.Legitimacy to throne A. Returning throne to those who lost them to Napoleon

5. Metternich ideas of ideal government “There should be respect for all that is; liberty for every government to watch over the well being of its people; a league between all governments of institutions in lawful ways; refusal on the part of every monarch to aid partisans under any mask whatever. Such are the ideas of the great monarchs. The world will be saved if they bring them into action. It is lost if they do not. The first and greatest concern for the majority of every nation is the stability of the laws and their uninterrupted action- never their change. Let government be just, but strong; beneficent but strict. Let them maintain religious principles in all their purity. Let them suppress secret societies, that gangrene of society.”

6. Metternich on France “When France sneezes, Europe catches a cold”

7. Changes in Politics Concert of Europe and Holy Alliance (Russia, Austria and Prussia) lead to monarchs helping each other when revolution threatened (principle of intervention) France deeply divided lead to revolutions in 1830 and 1848 38 Separate Independent German States Spanish King restores Colonial governments in Latin America rebel

8. Summary 1)Who was the most responsible for the Congress of Vienna? 2)What were Metternich’s 3 principals at the Congress of Vienna? 3)Where did the Congress of Vienna effect and help create an independence movement? 4)Who was in the “holy alliance”(3)? 5)What Monarch was restored to power based on legitimacy?