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Flashcard 1: Which conservative thinker argued for the importance of tradition?
Answer: Edmund Burke. Defended organic society against rational reform and revolutionary change.
Flashcard 2: What was the response to liberal uprisings under European conservatism?
Answer: Repression and restoration. Crushed liberal movements while restoring absolute monarchy.
Flashcard 3: Which 1820s event involved a revolt against the Ottoman Empire?
Answer: The Greek War of Independence. Nationalist uprising against Ottoman rule challenged Concert intervention principles.
Flashcard 4: Which event highlighted the decline of the Concert of Europe?
Answer: The Crimean War. Exposed great power rivalries and ended cooperative diplomatic system.
Flashcard 5: Which country was excluded from the Concert of Europe initially?
Answer: France. Initially excluded as defeated enemy, later readmitted as great power.
Flashcard 6: What 1821 event saw Concert of Europe intervention?
Answer: The Neapolitan War. Austrian intervention suppressed constitutional revolt in southern Italy.
Flashcard 7: What was the main conservative response to revolutionary movements in the 19th century?
Answer: Suppression and censorship. Used police state methods to prevent liberal and nationalist movements.
Flashcard 8: Which 1815 treaty formed the basis for the Concert of Europe?
Answer: The Treaty of Paris. Ended Napoleonic Wars and established framework for European cooperation.
Flashcard 9: What was the Holy Alliance, related to the Concert of Europe?
Answer: A coalition between Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Christian conservative alliance promoting traditional monarchy and religion.
Flashcard 10: Which country withdrew from the Concert of Europe in 1823 due to disagreements?
Answer: Britain. Opposed intervention in Latin American independence movements.
Flashcard 11: Who was the British Foreign Secretary involved in the Concert of Europe?
Answer: Lord Castlereagh. Led British participation in early Concert diplomacy and congresses.
Flashcard 12: Which 1848 event marked the decline of the Concert of Europe?
Answer: The Revolutions of 1848. Widespread liberal and nationalist uprisings overwhelmed conservative system.
Flashcard 13: What 1830 event challenged the Concert of Europe's principles?
Answer: The July Revolution in France. Liberal uprising replaced Charles X with constitutional monarch Louis-Philippe.
Flashcard 14: What did the Quadruple Alliance evolve into?
Answer: The Concert of Europe. Expanded from anti-French alliance to broader European cooperation system.
Flashcard 15: What principle did the Treaty of Chaumont reinforce in 1814?
Answer: Collective security. Established mutual defense against future French expansion and revolution.
Flashcard 16: What was the outcome of the Congress of Troppau in 1820?
Answer: Agreement on military intervention in revolutions. Authorized intervention against revolutionary governments threatening stability.
Flashcard 17: Which conservative thinker argued for the importance of tradition?
Answer: Edmund Burke. Defended organic society against rational reform and revolutionary change.
Flashcard 18: What event in 1825 tested the Concert of Europe's effectiveness?
Answer: The Decembrist Revolt in Russia. Failed military uprising exposed weakness of liberal opposition in Russia.
Flashcard 19: What was the impact of the Concert of Europe on European borders?
Answer: Maintenance of territorial status quo. Preserved 1815 settlement boundaries against nationalist challenges.
Flashcard 20: Which 1822 Congress dealt with the Greek War of Independence?
Answer: The Congress of Verona. Debated intervention in Ottoman-Greek conflict, revealing disagreements.
Flashcard 21: What was Metternich's main goal during the Congress of Vienna?
Answer: To restore and preserve the old order. Sought to eliminate revolutionary and Napoleonic changes across Europe.
Flashcard 22: Which country was excluded from the Concert of Europe initially?
Answer: France. Initially excluded as defeated enemy, later readmitted as great power.
Flashcard 23: In which year did the Congress of Vienna take place?
Answer:
- Year when European powers redrew continental boundaries after Napoleon.
Flashcard 24: What 1821 event saw Concert of Europe intervention?
Answer: The Neapolitan War. Austrian intervention suppressed constitutional revolt in southern Italy.
Flashcard 25: What principle did the Treaty of Chaumont reinforce in 1814?
Answer: Collective security. Established mutual defense against future French expansion and revolution.
Flashcard 26: What major event led to the formation of the Concert of Europe?
Answer: The Congress of Vienna in 1815. Redrew European boundaries and established diplomatic framework after Napoleon.
Flashcard 27: What 1830 event challenged the Concert of Europe's principles?
Answer: The July Revolution in France. Liberal uprising replaced Charles X with constitutional monarch Louis-Philippe.
Flashcard 28: What was the main ideological stance of European conservatism in the 19th century?
Answer: Preservation of traditional institutions and monarchy. Opposed revolutionary ideals, favoring established order and hierarchy.
Flashcard 29: Identify the leader most associated with the Congress of Vienna.
Answer: Klemens von Metternich. Austrian foreign minister who dominated negotiations and conservative policies.
Flashcard 30: Which alliance was strengthened by the Congress of Laibach in 1821?
Answer: The Holy Alliance. Authorized Austrian intervention in Italian revolutionary movements.