HIS 2341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Reform Act 1832, Bourgeoisie, Secret Society
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Conservative bias some try to turn back the clock most recognize that this period won"t just restore what was there before, but will restore stability. Attempts to find solutions to the problems of the revolutionary period/napoleonic. Representatives from habsburg empire, russia, prussia, great britain, and france. Trying to accomplish a restoration of peace and stability to all of europe (or as much as possible) Devise a system of discussion: fundamentally built upon a balance of powers. Actively seek to maintain peace the idea of going to war should be problematic: seek diplomacy/discussion rather than conflict/war. Settlements: france: restored to its 1792 borders. Territories conquered post 1792 are taken away. Rise of these territories becoming new independent territories (switzerland, netherlands, belgian lands, etc. ) Monarchies in spain and france are restored. Given a new charter/constitution: central europe: discussed between nov. 1914-jun. Poland had greeted napoleon as a liberator.