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European History [1]
Unit 7 19TH CENTURY POLITICS: 1815-1848 I. Fallout after Napoleon A. The defeat of Napoleon and the diplomatic settlement of the Congress of Vienna restored the conservative political and social order in Europe ("Age of Reaction"). B. The period of 1815-1848 is a time of confrontation of the conservative order with potential sources of unrest found in the forces of liberalism, nationalism, and popular sovereignty. C. 19c liberals wanted to limit the arbitrary power of governments against the persons and property of individual citizens. D. Liberalism was often complimentary to nationalism in Germany, Italy, and the Austrian Empire. E. Russia took the lead in suppressing liberal and nationalistic tendencies.