The Entirety of a Country

 The Congress of Vienna was made up of representatives from the countries most heavily affected by Napoleon Bonaparte's actions. They were trying to create the "best of all possible worlds." Could this Congress possibly reverse the changes made by Napoleon? If their power was threatened by these changes, what should they do? In class, we discussed what they could've done. We decided what would be the best option, and then we discovered what they actually did. We put ourselves into the shoes of the Austrian prince, Prince Metternich, to select an option that would allow them to keep diplomacy.
  Metternich and the other diplomats of the Congress of Vienna used multiple concepts to eliminate threats on their power. One of them, the Principle of Intervention, was an ideology that gave the great powers the right to send troops into a country to stop revolution. The hereditary monarchs would be restored to power, keeping the crown within a family so that someone like Napoleon couldn't come in and take it. England was the only country present at the Congress of Vienna that refused to take part. When restored, the monarchs were to act more compassionately towards their peoples in order to extinguish any ideas of revolution. They were to encourage freedom of speech and religious toleration. This lead to further support of the arts, sciences, and education.
  The representatives at the Congress of Vienna were very powerful people in their own countries, and therefore didn't have the best interest of the people in mind at all times. It's very likely that they all had distorted ideas of the best possible choices for the country as a whole. While reinstating the monarchs brought about a sense of comfort and normality, it also heightened the chances of rebellion. The same basic idea of monarchy had been used for thousands of years, and it had been proven to cause problems. While they all knew this, none of the diplomats wanted to give up any of their power, which was bound to happen with a change of government. There were definitely alternative options, such as a democracy, that would've been better for the entirety of the country, and not just the powerhouses. These representatives should've been thinking of the people of their country, and not just themselves when selected to personify it.

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