WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Congress of Vienna wanted to create a lasting peace in Europe and avoid another conflict like Napoleon. How did they believe this could be achieved?
A
by putting new republics into place throughout Europe
B
by returning to traditional, hereditary monarchy accross Europe.
C
by installing another dictator to rule all of Europe
D
by spreading Enlightenment ideas throughout Europe.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By agreeing to come to one another’s aid in case of threats to peace, the European nations had temporarily ensured that there would be a balance of power on the continent. The Congress of Vienna, then, created a time of peace in Europe. It was a lasting peace.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Congress of Vienna and subsequent Congresses constituted a major turning point – the first genuine attempt to forge an ‘international order’, to bring long-term peace to a troubled Europe, and to control the pace of political change through international supervision and intervention.

Detailed explanation-4: -Without a doubt, the Vienna settlement was successful in establishing interna-tional peace. The European continent enjoyed a period of quiet coexistence between the great powers (which formed a single bloc), from 1815 up to the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1853.

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