HIST 102H Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Holy Alliance

• School: Old Dominion University
• Department: Hist - History
• Course: HIST 102H
• Professor: Christopher Pearcy

Document Summary

1815 - big date to remember, turning pt. Harbin(cid:258)er o(cid:257) re(cid:376)olution, but (cid:377)e"re not done (cid:377)ith revolution. Conservative revivalism, liberals had failed to deliver so the monarchies are getting restored. Absolutists can"t (cid:258)uarantee ri(cid:258)hts, they (cid:377)ant to (cid:718)check(cid:719) the absolutists so that things are fair. Congress of vienna - wanted to return to strong centralized governments (monarchies / conservatism) Concert redrawn after congress of vienna, consisting of dominant empires/kingdoms active in the political climate. Balance of power - stable climate of international politics within europe. Created the (cid:718)holy alliance(cid:719) (cid:706)russia, prussia and austria(cid:707) (cid:718)balance o(cid:257) po(cid:377)er(cid:719) re(cid:257)lected europe"s spheres o(cid:257) in(cid:257)luence.