"Discuss the aims of the Congress of Vienna and the Consequences it had on the Major Powers of Europe".

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"Discuss the aims of the Congress of Vienna and the Consequences it had on the Major Powers of Europe".

For my essay, I will be answering the question "Discuss the Congress of Vienna and its consequences on the Major Powers of Europe".

In order to answer this question, I will discuss in detail what the Congress of Vienna was, why it was assembled and what it hoped to achieve. I will look at the consequences and effects that it had on the countries involved, including the countries representatives. I will also discuss whether the Vienna Congress was successful or if it failed.

The Napoleonic Empire had been dominating Europe between 1804-1814 and had created a new political map of Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Emperor, had conquered most of Europe implying his laws and rules on all Europeans causing chaos throughout Europe. Finally in 1814 he was defeated by the European countries, which then had the complex task of rearranging Europe. They decided to do this in an effectively and orderly way that would stabilise and secure the countries that had been disturbed.

The victorious countries gathered in Vienna, Austria, between 1st October 1814 till 9th