WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At the Congress of Vienna (1815), the governments of Europe reacted to the French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon by attempting to
A
restore old regimes to power
B
spread the idea of democracy
C
encourage nationalist movements
D
promote the European free-trade zone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. “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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Congress of Vienna dissolved the Napoleonic world and attempted to restore the monarchies Napoleon had overthrown, ushering in an era of reaction.

Detailed explanation-3: -They included the establishment of a confederated Germany, the division of Italy into independent states, the restoration of the Bourbon kings of Spain, and the enlargement of the Netherlands to include what in 1830 became modern Belgium.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hundred Days (French: les Cent-Jours IPA: [le sɑ̃ ʒuʁ]), also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition, marked the period between Napoleon’s return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 110 days).

Detailed explanation-5: -The main intention was to restore the monarchies that had been overthrown by Napoleon, and create a new conservative order in Europe.

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