“Nationalism Nein !”
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The Congress System - Europe Politically after the Congress of Vienna “Nationalism Nein!”
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The Romantic Age, (1815-1848):The Congress System -
Europe Politically after the Congress of Vienna
“Nationalism Nein!”
OverviewAfter the Congress of Vienna, Europe will try to prevent another French Revolution
The Congress System, or Concert of Europe, ensues
It will be moderately successful, but ultimately unable to cope with the changes unleashed by both the French and Industrial Revolutions.
Topics
1820s
1830s
1820s
FranceLouis XVIII takes power;
White Terror ensues
Charles X continues the attempt to reimpose absolutism
King Louis XVIII of France
GermanyNationalist opposition to royalty begins
Illuminati
Burchenschaft
Carlsbad Decrees
Mass censorship of the press and schools The sign on the wall reads: "Important question
to be considered in today's meeting: 'How long will we be allowed to think?'" The sign in the upper-right corner lists the rules of the Thinkers' Club: "I. The president opens the meeting at precisely 8 a.m./ II. The first rule of a learned society is silence./”
Great BritianCorn Law of 1815
“Days of May”
Peterloo Massacre, 1819
Congress SystemCongress of Vienna
Congress of Aix-la-Chappelle, 1818
Congress of Troppau, 1820
Congress of Verona, 1822
Latin American RevoltsCreoles vs. Penninsulares
Simon Bolivar leads the revolts
Monroe Doctrine
Decembrist Revolt in RussiaTsar Alexander I dies
The army wants Constantine, not Nicholas as Tsar
Nicholas attacks the army, and ushers in Autocracy, Orthodoxy, and Nationalism
The Russian army refusing to take a loyalty oath to Nicholas
1830s
Greek IndependenceGreece rebels against the Ottoman Turks with Russian & British support
Independent in 1830, begins the cracks in the Congress System
France
King Charles X (r. 1824-1830)
Charles X abdicates
July Revolution, 1830
Bourgeoisie want a constitutional monarchy
Louis Philippe takes over as a constitutional monarch
Charles X
Louis-Philippe
Belgium Independence, 1830
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
Poland Rebells Against the Russians!
Reform in Great BritainLiberal Tories take power
Parliament highly unrepresentative of new demographics due to the Industrial Revolution
Reform Bill of 1832
Increased representation for towns & cities
Voters must own property
Other laws – 1833 slavery banned, 1834 – Poor Law, Factory Act of 1833, Mines Act of 1842, Ten Hours Act of 1847
Chartism
The Great Chartist Meeting at Kennington Common, 1848
People's Charter
Annual election of House of Commons
Universal adult male suffrage
Secret ballot
No property qualifications
Rejected and failed
Triumph of the Liberal BourgeiosieFrom 1815 – 1848, the bourgeiosie dominated politics and society
i.e. - the Cotton Lords
Incredible rise in national income as the Industrial Revolution spread to Europe
The working class was completely excluded from government
Manchester School
Property limitations for voting
This will bread resentment & a desire for change
Europe in 1848
SummaryCitizens began to demand increased participation in government
The Great Powers, through the Congress System, tried to prevent this development
Revolutions of 1830 broke the Congress System
Britain will give more rights to the people
Will prevent the upcoming revolutions
