NAPOLEON

flashcards

Front: Nationalism

Back: Loyalty and devotion to one's nation

above all others, emphasizes shared culture,

history, and identity.

Front: Legitimacy

Back The belief that ruiers have the right to

rule based on tradition and inheritance,

especially monarchies

Front: Congress of Vienna

Back: A major international conference where

European leaders met after Napoleon's defeat

to redraw borders, restore monarchies, and

maintain peace in Europe.

Front: Purpose of the Congress of Vienna

Back. To maintain peace by restoring old

borders and monarchies, containing France,

and preventing future conflicts.

Front: How was France treated after

Napoleon's defeat?

Back: France was contained by surrounding

nations, had its borders redrawn, and its

power limited to prevent future aggression.

Front: Czar Alexander I

Back: Russian emperor who played a major

role at the Congress of Vienna and helped

reshape post-Napoleonic Europe.

Front: Klemens von Metternich

Back: Austrian foreign minister who hosted

the Congress of Vienna, promoted

conservatism, balance of power, and

suppression of democratic and nationalist

movements.

Front: Conservatism

Back: Belief in preserving traditional

institutions like monarchy, resisting rapid

change, and maintain, stability.

Front: Balance of Power

Back: A system in which no single nation or

alliance is strong enough to dominate all

others, helping maintain stability.

Front: Goal of the Balance of Power

Back: To prevent any one country from

becoming too powerful and threatening

peace.

Front: Concert of Europe

Back: An alliance of major European powers

designed to keep peace by meeting regularly

and suppressing revolutions and nationalism

Front: Liberalism

Back: Belief in individual freedom and

equality, including rights such as property

ownership, opposed absolute monarchies.

Front: How did liberalism challenge

monarchies?

Back: It opposed absolute rule and promoted

constitutional government and individual

rights

Front: Why did nationalism threaten

monarchies?

Back: It encouraged people to unite under

shared identity rather than loyalty to a

monarch, weakening traditional rule.

Front: Why did liberalism threaten old

monarchies?

Back: It challenged inherited power and

promoted equality and political rights.

Front: Three strategies used to keep peace

after Napoleon

Back: Legitimacy, Balance of Power, and the

Concert of Europe.

Front: Overall goal of European leaders after

Napoleon

Back: To prevent future wars, restore stability.

and protect traditional monarchies