Western Civilization II / Unit 8 WC2 0723 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Congress of Vienna, 1814 to 1815: Who Sat and What They Wanted
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The idea
The Congress met from November eighteen fourteen to June eighteen fifteen, chaired by Metternich, whom the anchor never names, with the five great powers dominant: Austria, Britain, Prussia, Russia, and by the end France, whose Talleyrand won admission as an equal.
In practice
The Ottomans represented; the Hundred Days interrupting.
Where people slip
Metternich and the dates are the witness's; the five powers are the anchor's.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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