WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who hosted the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
A
Cavour
B
King Victor Emanuel
C
Bismarck
D
Duke Metternich
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich. The delegates drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the object of undoing most of the changes that had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European powers, Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia, hosted an assembly in Vienna to decide the fate of Europe after Napoleon’s exile. This assembly was called the Congress of Vienna. The assembly at Vienna began in September 1814 and lasted until June 1815.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Duke Metternich was the Austrian chancellor and was the host of Congress of Vienna in 1815. He was a great diplomat and one of the ‘ powerful political figures during that period. He represented the conservative forces of Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Congress of Vienna (September 1814–June 1815) was the climax of Metternich’s work of reconstruction. The very fact that it was held in Vienna was in itself a great success for him.

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