Chapter 21 Pages 633-640

The Conservative Order (1815-1830)

  1. It states that “The immediate response to the defeat of Napoleon was the desire to contain revolution and the revolutionary forces by restoring much of the old order.” In your own words, what does this mean?

The Peace Settlement

  1. Who is the Quadruple Alliance and what did they agree to do?
  2. Who was the leader of the Congress of Vienna and where was he from?
  3. Why can it be said that he was an arrogant man of the old order?
  4. Explain the principle of legitimacy?
  5. Think: How does the principle of legitimacy undo what Napoleon and the French Revolution tried to accomplish?
  6. What happened to Poland?
  7. How were Prussia and Austria compensated for their losses?
  8. Explain the concept of balance of powers.
  9. How did the Congress attempt to weaken France?
  10. What replaced the Confederation of the Rhine?
  11. What surprising event delayed the Congress of Vienna and with what outcome?
  12. Look up and define the word indemnity.

The Ideology of Conservatism

  1. Read the box on page 635. Answer the question at the end ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER to be turned in at the beginning of class for a quiz grade. Do not copy word for word from the book and answer all parts of the question.
  2. What arguments are made to defend the need for a conservative form of government?
  3. What common beliefs did all conservatives hold?

Conservative Domination: The Concert of Europe

  1. What is the Concert of Europe?
  2. What did the do?

SKIP REVOLTS IN LATIN AMERICA

The Greek Revolt

  1. Who did Greece break away from?
  2. Why did they break away from them?
  3. When did they accomplish this?
  4. What type of government was a established there?
  5. Study the map of the Balkans by 1830. List and learn the new countries that were formed.

Conservative Domination: The European States

  1. Look up and define suffrage.
  2. Who controlled the British government by 1830?
  3. What was the status of the monarchy in 1830?
  4. What were the two political parties in Britain?
  5. Under the Corn Laws, high tariffs were placed on importing foreign grain, which benefitted the landowning class. However, the text states that this caused a sharp increase in the price of bread. Why might that be?
  6. What effect did the Corn Laws have on Britain? How did they lead to even more conservative measures?
  7. What measures did Louis XVIII maintain from the Napoleonic Era?
  8. How did Charles X attempt to restore the old regime in France?
  9. What was the effect of Charles X reforms?
  10. How many states did the Congress of Vienna divide the Italian peninsula into?
  11. Name these states.
  12. What parts of Italy did Austria control?
  13. What side of the political spectrum would the Carbonari fall on? Why?
  14. How did Metternich interfere in Spain’s domestic affairs?
  15. How many states was the German Confederation divided into and who were the two most powerful states within it?
  16. How did Prussia, under King Frederick William III, become more liberal?
  17. How did Prussia’s domestic policies change after 1815?
  18. What are the Karlsbad Decrees and what effect did the have on the German Confederation?
  19. What various ethnic groups lived in Austria?
  20. How did Austria manage to stay united with such a diverse population?