Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of conservatism. Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society - like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family - should be preserved. Most conservatives, however, did not propose a return to the society of pre-revolutionary days. Rather, they realised, from the changes initiated by Napoleon, that modernisation could in fact strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy. It could make power more effective and strong. A modern army, an efficient bureaucracy, a dynamic economy, the abolition of feudalism and serfdom could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of Europe.
The Bourbon Dynasty was restored by the Treaty of Vienna, 1815.
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Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of conservatism. Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society - like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family - should be preserved. Most conservatives, however, did not propose a return to the society of pre-revolutionary days. Rather, they realised, from the changes initiated by Napoleon, that modernisation could in fact strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy. It could make power more effective and strong. A modern army, an efficient bureaucracy, a dynamic economy, the abolition of feudalism and serfdom could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of Europe.
The Bourbon Dynasty was restored by the Treaty of Vienna, 1815.
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The correct option is C This statement is true.
After the defeat of Napoleon, Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria gathered together at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, to discuss the fate of the territories conquered by Napoleon. They drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 which restored the Bourbon dynasty to power among other terms.
After the defeat of Napoleon, Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria gathered together at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, to discuss the fate of the territories conquered by Napoleon. They drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 which restored the Bourbon dynasty to power among other terms.
