Congress of Vienna

          I was absent in class during this discussion but I was able to learn a little about the Congress of Vienna by asking fellow classmates and by reading the packet about it. I learned about who they were and what they did. I also thought a little about the essential question, which was "What should people in power do when their power is threatened?" This is talking about Metternich and the other important people of the Congress of Vienna when the threat of Napoleon was defeated. 

          One concept that Metternich and other members of the Congress of Vienna used to defeat Napoleon was Principle of Legitimacy. This concept was used to defeat Napoleon and had him be replaced by King Louis XVIII. This concept also returned France back to its original Monarchy government. France also lost control of other European states. The Congress of Vienna was in favor of this because it restored settlement in France and also prevented revolt. 

          I think that the Congress of Vienna did the right thing by coming up with these 5 concepts. I think this because they showed that France wasn't the bad guy, it was Napoleon who was causing all of the problems. They also made it so that each European state had their own amount of power, so that no states would have control of another. Some powerful people should be able to sacrifice some of their power under some circumstances. But if they are able to prevent having to sacrifice anything, like the Congress of Vienna, they should do exactly what was done. Which was make ways to maintain their power and risk nothing. 

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