• Following the defeat of Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna met to create a peace settlement in Europe.
Battle of Waterloo
• The Congress’s purpose was to establish a balance of power in Europe and return monarchs to power.
Prince Klemens vonMetternich
Congress of Vienna (1814 – 1815)
• However, the French Revolution had inspired the rise of nationalistic movements in many European countries.
• The unification of Italy was led by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Camillo di Cavour.
Giuseppe GaribaldiCamillo di Cavour