AP Euro Ch 21 Notes
Subject:
European History [1]
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ap euro [10]
_____ ___ Congress of Vienna (kept peace for about 40 years) Conservatism Who? Monarchs, churches, landed aristocracy, military Can?t trust middle-class/liberals; why? Killed Louis XVI Unites ?throne, land and alter? Feared a constitution: limits their power and wealth Austrian Prince Metternich: Chief Architect of Vienna Settlement Maintain Hapsburg Empire Made few compromises with new political forces Must dominate the new German Confederation Strong resistance to nationalism and liberalism in the German States Feared reforms & change would endanger stability Klemens von Metternich Poster child for conservatism 19th Century Liberals Inspired/Influenced by? English Bill of Rights Decl. Rights of Man and Citizen Enlightenment thinkers