The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism Quiz

Who was the leader of Austrian (& European) conservatism and the architect of the Concert of Europe?

• Charles X

• Klemens von Metternich

• Joseph de Maistre

• Edmund Burke

Which country issued the Carlsbad Decrees in response to suppressed liberal and nationalist tendencies in German states?

• Austria

• Russia

• France

• Germany

Who was the Irish born father of modern British conservatism?

• Charles X

• Klemens von Metternich

• Joseph de Maistre

• Edmund Burke

Which leader of French conservatism originally supported the French Revolution but changed his mind as it became violent and anti-clerical?

• Edmund Burke

• Joseph de Maistre

• Klemens von Metternich

• Charles X

Which country remained the most conservative empire in Europe in the 19th century, defending serfdom and ruling by divine right?

• Russia

• Germany

• Austria

• France

What did the Carlsbad Decrees in Austria do in response to suppressed liberal and nationalist tendencies in German states?

• Banned nationalist organizations

• Fired liberal university professors

• Expanded censorship of the press

• All of the above

Who was the ruler of France who enforced strict censorship, dissolved the legislature, and ruled as an absolute, leading to one of the final kings of France?

• Edmund Burke

• Joseph de Maistre

• Klemens von Metternich

• Charles X

Which leader of conservatism argued in Reflections of the Revolution in France that traditional authority was part of a natural order, without which people would be selfish & violent?

• Edmund Burke

• Charles X

• Joseph de Maistre

• Klemens von Metternich

What did the Concert of Europe seek to maintain through collective action and adherence to conservatism?

• Status quo

• Liberal revolutions

• Nationalist movements

• Democratic republics

Which country was alarmed by the French Revolution and Napoleon's rise, and opposed democracy, believing it would weaken Europe and lead it to revolutions and wars?

• Russia

• Germany

• France

• Austria