FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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to destroy France
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to execute Napoleon by guillotine
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to establish a balance of power in Europe
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to establish Vienna as the new capital of Europe
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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: -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 major countries represented in the Congress were Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, the same nations that had prepared themselves against a war with Napoleon’s forces while he was conquering areas of Europe. One goal they had was to contain France after the Napoleonic Wars so as to restore order and balance.