WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the meeting of European powers to arrange a final peace settlement to the Napoleonic Wars?
A
Tennis Court Oath
B
Treaty of Paris
C
Congress of Vienna
D
National Convention
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -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-4: -The main intention was to restore the monarchies that had been overthrown by Napoleon, and create a new conservative order in Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -Treaty of Vienna of 25 March 1815, (also known as “Treaty of General Alliance") when Austria, Britain, Prussia and Russia agreed to put 150, 000 men in the field against Napoleon Bonaparte. (see wikisource:Declaration at the Congress of Vienna).

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