FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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restore the sans-culottes to power in France
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divide France among the victors
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suppress revolutionary uprisings throughout Europe
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The goal of the conservatives at the Congress, led by Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria, was to reestablish peace and stability in Europe. To accomplish this, a new balance of power had to be established.
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: -The Congress of Vienna was the first of a series of international meetings that came to be known as the Concert of Europe, an attempt to forge a peaceful balance of power in Europe. It served as a model for later organizations such as the League of Nations in 1919 and the United Nations in 1945.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Congress of Vienna dissolved the Napoleonic world and attempted to restore the monarchies Napoleon had overthrown.