USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the main purposes of the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) was to ____
A
promote the unification of Italy
B
preserve the German territories gained by Otto Von Bismarck
C
restore the power of the Holy Roman Empire
D
establish a balance of power in Europe after the defeat fo Napoleon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was headed by the Austrian chairman Klemens von Metternich . The main objective of Vienna Congress was to settle the lost peace in Europe. The French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars disturbed the administration of Europe because there were many critical issues that arose.

Detailed explanation-2: -The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars through negotiation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The goals of the Congress of Vienna were to create a needed balance of powers throughout Europe after the disastrous reign of Napoleon, enclose France within its borders, install a conservative order, and coexist peacefully in the long term.

Detailed explanation-4: -This they intended to do by containing the power of France and recreating the balance between the great powers. At Vienna, between November 1814 and June 1815, the representatives of more than 200 European polities – many from the now-defunct Holy Roman Empire – met to debate a new European order.

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