Klemons von Metternich organized an international system that

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The Metternich System

• Klemons von Metternich organized an international
  system that turn back the clock and restored
  much of the Old Regime.

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Congress of Vienna

• Victorious nations and reps from France met to
  restore Europe Britains Duke of Wellington,
  Russias Czar Alexander I, Prussias King
  Frederick William III, Frances Prince
  Talleyrand, Austias Prince Klemons von
  Metternich
• Metternich, chief minister of Austria, dominated
  the meeting
• Metternich directed the Congress toward restoring
  the Old Regime
• Principle of Legitimacy The rightful rulers,
  deposed by the revolution or Napoleon, were
  restored to power.
• Principal of Compensation Nations that made
  important contributions to Napoleons defeat
  were repaid with territory
• Denial of Political Liberalism hereditary rulers
  as absolute monarchs restored,
• In France, the restored Bourbons granted limited
  suffrage, legal equality, and freedom of speech
  and press.
• Denial of Nationalism Many national groups were
  denied independence
• Belgians, Poles, and others were handed over to
  foreign governments
• Germans and Italians remained disunited

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Metternich Policies

• Chief minister of the multinational Austrian
  Empire, Metternich devoted a lot of time, energy,
  and resources to upholding the Vienna settlement.
• Because he sought to turn back the clock to Old
  Regime conditions, the Age of Metternich is also
  called the Age of Reaction.
• A reactionary wishes to return to a previous
  condition
• A conservative wishes to maintain existing
  conditions
• A liberal wishes to make moderate changes
  gradually
• A radical wishes to make basic changes quickly
• To enforce his reactionary views, Metternich
  employed the censorship of speech and press,
  secret police, and arbitrary arrest in the
  Austria Empire
• In 1815 Metternich organized the Quadruple
  Alliance of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Britain
  for the purpose of enforcing the Vienna
  settlement and suppression of revolutions.
• This cooperation among the nations was called the
  Concert of Europe.
• In 1818 France became a member and by 1820
  Britain had left
• In 1815 Russias Czar Alexander I organized the
  ineffective Holy Alliance
• Members pledge to rule by Christian principles