Essays Tagged: "Congress of Vienna"

Napoleon's Role at the Battle of Waterloo

and exiled to the island of Elba, and Louis XVIII was made ruler of France. In September 1814, the Congress of Vienna, with delegates from most of the nations of Europe, got together to discuss probl ... her to discuss problems arising from the defeat of France. On February 26, 1815, however, while the congress was in session, Napoleon escaped from Elba and returned to France .In Paris, Napoleon, f ...

(5 pages) 85 0 4.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Congress of Vienna

Global Studies 10February 10, 1997The Congress of ViennaThis essay is about the effects of the French Revolution on Europe, the Congress o ... tism in this time period. Also it will tell of the European's revolutions between 1830 and 1848.The Congress of Vienna's main goals were to bring an end to the Napoleonic wars and restore peace in Eur ... supports guarantees for individual freedom, political change, and social reform. At the time of the Congress of Vienna, Liberals supported the ideas of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.Cons ...

(1 pages) 83 0 1.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Switzerland during WW II

Switzerland during World War IISwitzerland, neutralized by the Congress of Vienna (1815), has before World War II stood as an example of a perpetually neutral stat ...

(6 pages) 69 1 4.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Summary of factors on the unification of Germany.

hat had able Germany to be unified as one.Firstly, the Crimean War has caused the collapsing of the Congress of Vienna, which in turn resulted, to having 'freed' individual small German states to be o ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Similarities between the industrial revolution and the technilogical revolution.

Russia of the 19th century, huge landmass, but slightly behind in terms of technology.Following the Congress of Vienna, Europe entered into the Industrial Revolution. Beginning around 1980, the world ...

(2 pages) 64 1 2.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

'Germany was economically united a decade before she came politically united.' How far do you agree with this statement?

olitically united. In some ways you could say that Germany was politically united in 1815 after the congress of Vienna because firstly they had a council called the diet which all of the 39 members of ... opulation of the German states, as they didn't get a direct vote. Also many groups formed their own Congresses such as the artisans they out forward the Industrial Code, which was shouted down in the ...

(4 pages) 47 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

By 1849 the supporters of the Risorgimento had achieved nothing towards creating a free, united and independent Italy. How far would you agree?

efined as beginning in 1815 following the new territorial and political arrangements imposed by the Congress of Vienna 1815. The Congress was called to decide upon a new system to replace the system o ...

(7 pages) 41 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

How far did the congress of Vienna solve the problems faced by its delegates?

The Congress of Vienna was held in Vienna, Austria between September 1814 and June 1815. The congress pr ... and the creation of a stable Europe where there would not be one major power. Although at times the congress seemed to be more of an amusing festival with its whimsical social events and ongoing parti ... mens von Metternich, representing Austria was the host and probably the most powerful figure at the congress. From Prussia was Karl August von Hardenburg, from Russia with love came Czar Alexander I, ...

(5 pages) 75 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Why did the cause of Italian Unity make such slow progress before 1850?

vival or new-birth) can be said to have started in 1815 with the ending of Napoleon's reign and the Congress of Vienna. The settlements that had been reached in the Congress of Vienna restored Austria ... in the Congress of Vienna restored Austrian domination. However, it had left Italy fragmented. The congress divided the peninsula among European nations and victors of the Napoleonic wars into five p ...

(5 pages) 37 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

This paper clearly explains the causes of World War I.

he world war I/ Nationalism and imperialism played a major roll in World War I.At the settlement of congress of Vienna in 1815, the principles of nationalism were ignored in favor of preserving the pe ...

(2 pages) 53 0 3.5 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Unification of italy

ual Italian States linked only by geography. It started with the ending of Napoleon's reign and the Congress of Vienna in 1815, and ended with the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71. Throughout that perio ... vival or new-birth) can be said to have started in 1815 with the ending of Napoleon's reign and the Congress of Vienna. The settlements that had been reached in the Congress of Vienna restored Austria ...

(15 pages) 81 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Splendid Isolation.

iplomacy. These countries could not afford another Napoleonic crisis to threaten their rule. At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the British representative, Castlereagh, developed the policy of "splend ... ndid isolation." British diplomats followed proudly followed this policy in the years following the Congress, trying to maintain the balance of power in Europe. Without this British policy, Europe pro ...

(2 pages) 16 0 0.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

This is an essay comparing the Italian Unification and the German Unification of 19th cenutry.

unification could take place is by kicking out the Austrians. Italian unification started with the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and ended with the Franco - Prussian war in 1871.Germany, during the 19th ...

(1 pages) 28 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Congress of Vienna

The delegates at the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) were motivated to a surprisingly large degree by the desire to benefi ... e by the desire to benefit Europe as a whole, and this is reflected in their purpose in calling the Congress together and the settlement they reached. National interest was modified for the sake of th ... ent they reached. National interest was modified for the sake of the general interest of Europe.The Congress of Vienna was held in order to draw up a plan to alter Europe politically and territorially ...

(2 pages) 36 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Causes of the Great War

rther escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of war.NationalismAt the settlement of the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the principle of nationalism was ignored in favor of preserving the peac ...

(5 pages) 42 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Aims of the Congress of Vienna (815)

Many historians have come to regard the Congress of Vienna as a gathering of diplomats dancing and enjoying a great time in Austria. The fam ... "The Congress danced" is know by every historian. However the fruits of their actions taken in the Congress differ from this theory, as history teaches us.The congress of Vienna was the result of the ... Europe. There was the general knowledge that the guarantee for collective security was at stake.The Congress of Vienna opened in September 1814, and its deliberations closed in November of 1815. The r ...

(11 pages) 58 0 4.5 Jul/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Impact of the Congress of Vienna (1815)

In its immediate aftermath, the famous description, "le Congres ne marche pas; il danse" ('the Congress does not work; it dances') was often seen as the most accurate summary of the events taking ... its legacy. With Austria, Great Britain, France, Prussia, and Russia playing the lead roles in the Congress while the rest of the world essentially watched, the two foremost concerns in Vienna were t ...

(13 pages) 91 0 3.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Background to the War Nobody Won: World War I, 1914-1918

y taught the warlike Europeans to hate war. The "balance of power" designed by the diplomats at the Congress of Vienna (1815) helped to curtail Europe's historic tendency to settle national difference ... onsiderable sums to the British and French war efforts. Eventually, in April 1917, Wilson asked the Congress for a declaration of war against Germany and the Central Powers.

(4 pages) 17 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

The Change in the Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was held in order to prepare a plan to modify Europe politically and territoriall ... France from expansion and reaching an agreement to cooperate with each other were the goals of the Congress which illustrated the attitude of the representatives present and supported the overall pur ... resentatives present and supported the overall purpose of preventing future widespread conflict.The Congress of Vienna supported the resolution, "There is always an alternative to conflict." Europe ha ...

(1 pages) 17 1 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Conservatism At The Congress Of Vienna

The Cause and Effects of Conservatism at the Congress of Vienna by Bobby Laman The first fall of Napoleon marked the end of French domina ... g powerful nations. Led by Austria and Great Britain, European powers assembled in 1814 to from the Congress of Vienna. Although self-interest fueled these assemblies, it was agreed upon that certain ... overnment practices and conflicting ideologies within nations. The nations that attended the Congress of Vienna all had their own agendas, but they could all agree upon the strong British senti ...

(6 pages) 29 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History