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Concert of Europe 1815-1914

  • Battle of waterloo occurs, setting things up for the Congress of Vienna to meet

    Battle of waterloo occurs, setting things up for the Congress of Vienna to meet
    The Battle of Waterloo was what brought down Napoleon, after which the Congress of Vienna met.
  • Congress of Vienna meets for first time

    Congress of Vienna meets for first time
    They wanted to undo everything Napoleon acomplished. Hosted by Prince Melternich of Austria. Wanted to restore as many mon archies that had been dethroned by Napoleon as possible, and were against violence.
  • France Becomes part of the concert of europe.

    France Becomes part of the concert of europe.
  • Concert of Europe suppresses uprisings and constitutional Takeovers in italy

    Concert of Europe suppresses uprisings and constitutional Takeovers in italy
  • Treaty of Unikar-Skelessi

    Treaty of Unikar-Skelessi
    Gave Russia access to the straits between Bosporus and Dardanelles. The Concert was angery that Russia was permitted to use this area, and in an effort to peaceably solve the problem held the Straits Convention of 1841.
  • Crimean War starts

    Crimean War starts
    Was russian failure and ended establishment of concert of europe because austrians and prussians did not get involved. ended in 1856. First war to be photographed.
  • Otto Von Bismarck becomes German Chancellor

    Otto Von Bismarck becomes German Chancellor
  • Italian city states unify, forming Italy as we know it today

    Italian city states unify, forming Italy as we know it today
  • Bismarck starts a war between Prussia and France that leads to the founding of Germany

    Bismarck  starts a war between Prussia and France that leads to the founding of Germany
    Directly caused by Congress of Vienna.
  • Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, starting World War 1

    Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, starting World War 1
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, which started World War I