Guided Reading 19-2
After the defeat of (1)__________________, European rulers moved to restore the old order with (2) __________________, (3) __________________, (4) __________________, and (5) __________________ in power. This goal was addressed at the Congress caof (6) __________________ in September 1814.
The arrangements made at this Congress were a victory for rulers who wanted to contain the forces of (7) __________________ unleashedc by the French Revolution. Their political philosophy, based on tradition and social stability, is known as (8) __________________. The great powers assumed the right of intervention whereby they could send armies into countries where there were revolutions in order to restore legitimate (9) __________________ to their thrones.
Liberals believed in the protection of (10) __________________ liberties, or the basic rights of all people. Many favored government ruled by a (11) __________________ which regulates the monarchy. They thought that the right to vote and hold office should be open only to men of (12) __________________. Liberals had no desire for the (13) __________________ classes to share in power.
(14) __________________ in the nineteenth century arose out of people’s awareness of being part of a community with common institutions. After the French Revolution, nationalists came to believe that each (15) __________________ should have its own government. (16) __________________ feared the implications of such thinking, and tried to repress nationalism.
Nationalistic/liberal thinking led to (17) __________________ in the countries of Europe. The (18) __________________ of France was finally overthrown in 1848. Cries for change led many German rulers to promise (19) __________________, a free press, and jury trials. In Vienna, Austria, revolutionary forces took control of the (20) __________________ and demanded a liberal constitution.