HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Congress Of Vienna, Great Power, Northeast Kingdom
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The congress of viena and the congress system. The congress of vienna established a great power system which confined and limited the many subsequent wars. The primary treaty of vienna was a territorial one. France and any future aggression that may arise from post-napoleonic. Establishment of buffer zones to act as shock absorbers. Northeastern establishment of a regional balance of power through the establishment of kingdoms of sardinia and. Austria was given lombardy, and venetia to back sardinia if any challenges arose. The perturbatory powers: term coined by metternich to countries that were/had: Were on the rise as great power states and were challenging an threatening to other states. Were always seeking ways to expand their territories. There would be no free for all for any great power. All great powers, for a century after 1815 would be the first all embracive break down in the great power system established by congress of vienna and the statesmen who participated.