In class, we started discussing the congress of Vienna following the reign of Napoleon. It consisted of 4 countries; Great Britain, Prussia, Austria, and Russia. It was also joined by France later, after they reestablished their government. The congress discussed how they should handle France to prevent the spreading of revolution, as the ideas that were widley spread by the revolution were still talked about, and by many, preferred to the current system of government.
This congress was also effective in talking about what they planned for rotecting eachother's power, including the right for one country to go into other countries to stop and revolution. This was both a good in bad thing for the people involved, as it meant that less people would die in these revolutions. However, these revolutions were not all bad. While they were bloody, and violent, they were often necessary to bring change to an unjust rule. But, at least like I said they avoided all the bloodshed that could have occurred. It should also be noted that Great Britain did not participate in this.
Regarding my opinion on this congress, I have mixed feelings on it. I think they had the right ideas in mind, but their goal was to keep powerful people in power and keep people where they are in life, which for the majority of the people living was not a good thing. At least they did not punish the people of France, since this really was not their fault.
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