MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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the unique cultural identity of a people
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belief that people should be free from government restraint
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a sudden overthrow of the government
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right of powerful nations to maintain order throughout Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The principle of intervention meant that the great powers of Europe had the right to send armies into countries where there were revolutions to restore legitimate monarchs to their thrones.
Detailed explanation-2: -Britain refused to agree to the principle of intervention: they said that it had never been the intention to interfere in the internal affairs of other states, except France.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did this factor into the Congress of Vienna’s objectives? The principle of legitimacy is what Metternich used to lead Vienna. He wanted to reestablish peace and stability in Europe. He considered this necessary in order to restore legitimate monarchs that would preserve old traditional institutions.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. The sans-culottes were the working-class people of Paris, so named because they wore long trousers (pantaloons) rather than the knee-breeches favoured by the aristocracy.