WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the significance of the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
A
It reestablished the social imbalance of the estate system in France.
B
It reinstated the absolute monarchs and tried to stop the spread of nationalism in Europe.
C
It promoted the spread of Enlightenment ideas.
D
It ensured that France kept the land that had been conquered before Napoleon’s death.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Solution: The objective of the Treaty of Vienna was to undo most of the changes that had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars. The Bourbon Dynasty was restored to power in France. France also lost all of the territories it had gained under Napoleon.

Detailed explanation-3: -The participants in the Congress of Vienna believed that the return of the former monarchs would stabilize political relations among the nations. The Congress of Vienna was a political triumph in many ways. For the first time, the nations of an entire continent had cooperated to control political affairs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tsar Alexander I had three main goals at the Congress of Vienna: gain control of Poland, form an alliance that could stop revolutions against monarchies and traditions, and peaceful coexistence of the powers of Europe. Metternich took the stance as a traditionalist.

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