MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Louis XVI
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Clemens von Metternich
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Olympe de Gouges
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Napoleon
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Robespierre
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Detailed explanation-1: -1 Although Metternich opposed political nationalism as a Western invention that was alien to Central Europe, he deemed the recognition of cultural nations key to empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -As the organizer of the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), he was largely responsible for the policy of balance of power in Europe to ensure the stability of European governments. After 1815 he remained firmly opposed to liberal ideas and revolutionary movements.
Detailed explanation-3: -Metternich believed that the best government was absolutism but that it was best because it guaranteed equal justice and fair administration for all. In the Habsburg monarchy and in the Italian governments he saved from revolution, he advocated reforms that would provide good government for the people.