Questions 7-10

1. 1.      What was the effect of the 1830 revolutions throughout Europe?
   1. a.      1830 French Revolution

                                                              i.      Bourbon monarchy overthrown

                                                            ii.      Louis Philippe came to power

                                                          iii.      Europe reminded of the previous revolutions in France (still considered to be the main danger in France

                                                          iv.      Countries were distracted by their own problems

                                                            v.      Powers agreed not intervene as long as it didn’t affect other countries

1. b.      Belgian Revolt

                                                              i.      Belgians were under the rule of the Netherlands

                                                            ii.      Belgians were disgruntled with the enforcement of the Dutch language, Dutch officials, unfair taxation and division about religion

                                                          iii.      King of the Netherlands asked for help, but new concerns had developed in 1830

                                                          iv.      The other powers were concerned with the ‘liberal’ French intervention to protect the Catholic Belgians

                                                            v.      France threatened to send in troops if the Dutch sent in troops to Belgium

                                                          vi.      By October 1830

1. c.       Polish Revolution
2. 2.      How successfully did (a) Russia, (b) France and (c) Britain uphold their interests in the Near East between 1831 and 1841?
   1. a.      Russia: 

                                                              i.      Wanted to protect the Orthodox Christians and trading routes. 

                                                            ii.      Also concerned with the expansion of France

                                                          iii.      They were successful because in the Treaty of Unkair-Skelessi Turkey ensured Russian rights to the Black Sea. 

                                                          iv.      When France worked with Mahemet Ali, the Russia decided to act independently before the French could really make a move ensuring to limit French influence in the region.

1. b.       France

                                                              i.      France was unable to protect its interests

                                                            ii.      When the other Great Powers met, France was isolated in supporting Ali so it had to go along with the decisions made by the others

                                                          iii.      Eventually Egypt was given to Ali, but France had to essentially switch side to prevent war from breaking out

1. c.        Britain

                                                              i.      Britain’s main concerns was to keep Russia and France in check

                                                            ii.      Palmerston wanted to give support to the Turkish Empire…to ensure their trading routes, however the British cabinet overruled his decision

                                                          iii.      Britain would work cooperatively with the other powers to ensure stability within the Ottoman Empire.

1. 3.      How and why did Britain’s relationships with France and Russia change in the period from 1831 to 1841?
   1. a.      Britain and France

                                                              i.      At the beginning of the Egyptian revolt again Turkey, Britain did not want to intervene.

                                                            ii.      France saw the situation as a good way to side with Egypt at first because they could ensure some influence in the region

                                                          iii.      Eventually the British intervened in squashing Ali’s attempt to break from Turkish rule

                                                          iv.      The French really had no other choice to agree with the other powers

1. b.       Britain and Russia

                                                              i.      In this situation both were able to agree upon about keeping France in check with spreading their influence

                                                            ii.      Russia was able to give support to the Turks immediately while the British questioned Russia’s motives

                                                          iii.      When the Turks agreed to give full rain to Russia in the Black Sea, the British were interested in eliminating that agreement

                                                          iv.      Britain realized that it would have to work with Russia and the other Holy Alliance countries in order to not lose their position with Turkey

1. 4.      Using information from the whole of this chapter, explain why the Great Powers were successful in maintaining peace in Europe from 1815 to 1848?
   1. a.      Checks and balances

                                                              i.      Countries could not necessarily act on their own without intervention from another country or suffer consequences that could  be hazardous to their own affairs

1. 1.      Each country had their own interests, but the alliance system required that countries negotiated.
2. 2.      The different congresses that were held across the continent of Europe helped to create relative stability
3. 3.      When revolts did break out (Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Greece) nations did further divide (Holy Alliance)

                                                            ii.      Keep France in check

1. 1.      The two Treaties of Paris were able to keep France in check.
2. 2.      When the first treaty failed the countries were able to unite and demand further reparations be made by France
3. 3.      When the other countries realized that France was acting independently in Egypt, other countries realized they had to have France work with them.

                                                          iii.      Congresses

1. 1.      Some historians have argued that the Congress of Vienna and the Concert of Europe were failures because of the continuous revisions
2. 2.      However, one could argue that the revisions allowed the Great Powers to take into consideration the different circumstances that faced each situation (with each of the revolts

 Give examples from some of the revolts

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