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AP European History AMSCO Guided Notes

6.5: The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism

AP European History
AMSCO Guided Notes
6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
6.7 Ideologies of Change and Reform Movements
6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization

AP European History Guided Notes

AMSCO 6.5 - The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism

Essential Questions

  1. How was European political order reestablished and maintained in the period following Napoleon's defeat?
I. Conservatism and the Status Quo

1. What did 19th-century conservatives believe about the best sources of governmental power and stability?

2. How did conservatives and liberals differ in their views on human nature and the possibility of progress?

II. Leaders of Conservatism

A. Burke of Britain

1. What did Edmund Burke believe about the role of tradition and authority in maintaining a stable society?

2. How did Burke's views on limited monarchy and the social contract differ from his opposition to true democracy?

B. Maistre of France

1. Why did Joseph de Maistre shift from supporting the French Revolution to becoming a conservative advocate for monarchy?

2. What role did de Maistre believe religion and Christian leadership should play in maintaining social order?

C. Metternich of Austria

1. Why did Klemens von Metternich oppose liberalism and what form of government did he believe could maintain peace?

III. Conservatives Reestablished Control

1. What was Metternich's approach to building international cooperation and maintaining European peace?

A. Congress of Vienna Preserves Conservatism

1. What were the core principles of the Concert of Europe and how did they reflect conservative ideology?

2. How did the concept of balance of power shape the territorial divisions decided at the Congress of Vienna?

B. The German Federation Preserves Conservatism

1. What were the Carlsbad Decrees and how did Metternich use them to suppress liberal and nationalist movements?

2. What does the growth of German nationalism despite the Carlsbad Decrees suggest about the limits of conservative repression?

C. Russia Maintains an Autocratic State

1. What methods did Russian tsars use to preserve their authority and prevent political change in the early 19th century?

D. France Attempts to Restore the Monarchy

1. What actions did Charles X take to strengthen absolute monarchy in France and what were the consequences?

E. Authoritarianism in the Kingdom of the Netherlands

1. How did William I's political conservatism and press censorship lead to the loss of Belgian territory?

Key Terms

conservatism

Edmund Burke

limited monarchy

natural order

Joseph de Maistre

Klemens von Metternich

Congress of Vienna

Concert of Europe

balance of power