WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did the monarchs of Europe meet after Napoleon’s exile in 1815?
A
The Berlin Conference
B
Conference at Versailles
C
Congress of Vienna
D
National Convention in Paris
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The victorious Great Powers (Russia, Great Britain, Austria and Prussia) invited the other states of Europe to send plenipotentiaries to Vienna for a peace conference. At the end of the summer, emperors, kings, princes, ministers and representatives converged on the Austrian capital, crowding the walled city.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Congress of Vienna (French: Congrès de Vienne, German: Wiener Kongress) of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the four major European powers (Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria) opposing the French Empire in the Napoleonic Wars saw Napoleon’s power collapsing in 1814, they started planning for the postwar world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most important result of the Congress of Vienna was the establishment of a new political order in Europe as well as the creation of the German Confederation. The Final Act, dated 9 June 1815, compiles over one hundred articles and records the Congress’ advisements and results.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1814 and 1815 the building on Ballhausplatz experienced one of its finest hours when it became the hub of European political activity.

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