USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Following Napoleon’s exile, this meeting of European rulers in Austria established a system by which the balance of power would be maintained, liberal revolutions would be repressed, as would imperial expansion, and the creation of new countries in Europe.
A
Battle of Waterloo
B
Battle of Trafalgar
C
Congress of Vienna
D
The Concert of Europe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Congress of Vienna (French: Congrès de Vienne, German: Wiener Kongress) of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Detailed explanation-2: -2: The breakdown of the Concert of Europe opened the door for movements of national unification in Italy and Germany as well as liberal reforms elsewhere.

Detailed explanation-3: -To maintain the balance of power, the English made alliances with other states-including Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, and the Netherlands-to counter the perceived threat.

Detailed explanation-4: -From 1815 to 1914, the Concert of Europe established a set of principles, rules and practices that helped to maintain balance between the major powers after the Napoleonic Wars, and to spare Europe from another broad conflict.

Detailed explanation-5: -A theory in international relations that suggests that national security is enhanced when military capability is distributed so that no one state is strong enough to dominate all others.

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