USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The goal was not simply to restore old boundaries, but to resize the main powers so they could balance each other and remain at peace, being at the same time shepherds for the smaller powers.

Detailed explanation-2: -First, he wanted to prevent future French aggression by surrounding France with strong countries. Second, he wanted to restore a balance of power, so that no country would be a threat to others. Third, he wanted to restore Europe’s royal families to the thrones they had held before Napoleon’s conquests.

Detailed explanation-3: -Congress of Vienna, assembly in 1814–15 that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. It began in September 1814, five months after Napoleon I’s first abdication and completed its “Final Act” in June 1815, shortly before the Waterloo campaign and the final defeat of Napoleon.

Detailed explanation-4: -To bring about a balance of power in Europe and prevent further conflict, they developed what became known as the Concert of Europe, beginning with the Congress of Vienna. The Congress of Vienna dissolved the Napoleonic world and attempted to restore the monarchies Napoleon had overthrown.

Detailed explanation-5: -The work continued through the Hundred Days, and the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna was signed less than two weeks before Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo. The Congress reduced France to its 1789 borders and a new kingdom of Poland was established under Russian sovereignty.