HIS 1120 Lecture Notes - Karl August Von Hardenberg, German Confederation, Habsburg Monarchy
17 Mar 2014
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Between 1815-20s/30s called the restoration; thought as an attempt to turn back the clock. Not correct; period seeks to find solutions to problems; new modern solutions are being sought. Many of the movements started with the fv; continued through the period. Follows over a number of months; the meeting of 4 ministers that try to restore a balance of power across europe. Powers: the hapsburg empire (austria) represented by metternich. Independent switzerland and an independent holland are included; belgium included. Satellites of the french empire are made independent. In terms of restorations: the network german states were not restored; instead, there is the creation of a german confederation, which is composed of 39 states (1815-1866) The confederation governed by prussian and austrian confederations; this creates a conflict later on. The creation of the congress system/ the concert of europe; a system devised to prevent great conflict to not happen again.
