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    The Concert of Europe was established in 1815 by the Quadruple Alliance of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain to enforce decisions made at the Congress of Vienna and maintain the territorial status quo in Europe. Headed by Prince Metternich of Austria, the Concert of Europe suppressed uprisings for constitutional governments in Spain and Italy in 1820 and 1822. However, Britain withdrew support when the Concert considered intervening in Latin American revolutions due to Britain's economic interests. Tensions rose further as Russia expanded its influence in the Ottoman Empire, leading to the Crimean War in 1853, which ended the Concert of Europe as the great powers now pursued their own national interests over maintaining the European

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    The Concert of Europe was established in 1815 by the Quadruple Alliance of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain to enforce decisions made at the Congress of Vienna and maintain the territorial status quo in Europe. Headed by Prince Metternich of Austria, the Concert of Europe suppressed uprisings for constitutional governments in Spain and Italy in 1820 and 1822. However, Britain withdrew support when the Concert considered intervening in Latin American revolutions due to Britain's economic interests. Tensions rose further as Russia expanded its influence in the Ottoman Empire, leading to the Crimean War in 1853, which ended the Concert of Europe as the great powers now pursued their own national interests over maintaining the European

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    ConcertofEurope
    TheConcertofEuropewasformulatedin1815asamechanismto
    enforcethedecisionsoftheCongressofVienna.Composedofthe
    QuadrupleAlliance:Russia,Prussia,Austria,andGreatBritain,its
    mainprioritiesweretoestablishabalanceofpower,thereby
    preservingtheterritorialstatusquo,andtoprotect"legitimate"
    governments.HeadedbyPrinceMetternichofAustria,theConcert
    ofEuropewasoneofthefirstseriousattemptsinmoderntimesto
    establishaninternationalsocietytomaintainthepeace.Thismadeita
    significanteventinworldhistory,eventhoughitonlylastedforafew
    decades.

    InternalUprisings
    TheConcertofEuropewassuccessfulinsuppressinguprisingsfor
    constitutionalgovernmentsinbothSpainandItalyintherespective
    yearsof1820and1822.Crushingliberalforcesinthesetwocountries
    provedtobepositiveastheyenhancedtheConcert'sintegrityby
    provingtotheworldthatithadthemuscletoupholditsresolutions.

    BritainChecksOut
    ThefirstmajorroadblockfortheConcertwastheirdecisionto
    interveneinLatinAmericanrevolutionsandBriatin'ssubsequent
    refusaltodoso.Britainreasonedthatitwouldlosetradeprofitfrom
    theSpanishiftherebellionswereended,andthusfromnationalistic
    interestrefusedtocooperate.Fortuitously,theproblemwassolvedby
    theUnitedStates'issueoftheMonroeDoctrinein1820,which
    preventedanyEuropeannationfromgainingcontrolofLatin
    America.

    EasternQuestion
    RussiabegantoexercisehermilitarystrengthduringtheRusso
    TurkishWarsof1828,andin1831whenRussiadefendedthe
    OttomansfromEgyptianattack.TheOttomanEmpirebountifully
    rewardedRussiawiththeTreatyofUnikarSkelessiin1833,
    whichgaveRussiaanadvantageousaccesstothestraitsbetween
    BosporusandDardanelles.TheConcertwasangeredthatRussiawas
    permittedtousethisarea,andinanefforttopeaceablysolvethe
    problemandcurtailRussianexpansionism,heldtheStraits
    Conventionof1841.Theresolutionofthismeetingwasthatno
    foreignwarshipsweretoentertheStraits.

    ImpactofNationalism
    Inthe1840s,nationalismbegantoassertastrongholdamongmany
    Europeancountries,andtheConcertwasunabletostopthe
    unificationsofGermanyandItaly.Asthesetwocountrieshadshown,
    Europeanswerefilledwithanewspiritof"realpolitics"thatwas
    stronglynationalisticandnotafraidtouseforcetoaccomplishtheir
    goals.

    CrimeanWar

    In1853,Russiagaveupanysortofapretenseatsupportingan
    altruistic"balanceofpowers"andmadeanexpansionarythrustatthe
    OttomanEmpire.FranceandBritain,alongwithsomeaidfrom
    Sardinia,wenttowarwithRussiaintheflimsyhopeofpreservingthe
    balanceofpower,however,indoingsotheyendedupsacrificingthe
    peace.TheoutbreakofthisCrimeanWarin1853,signifiedthe
    downfalloftheConcertofEuropebecausethegreatpaperswere
    fightingagainsteachotherfornationalinterests.
    TheTreatyofParisreachedin1856,firmlycenteredthegreatburden
    imposedonthealmostlifelessbalanceofpower.Russiawasno
    longerallowedtohavetheirbattleshipsintheBlackSeaorinthe
    Straits,whichleftRussiawithasouthernborderinneedofdefense.
    NowRussiawasatadisadvantagewiththeotherpowersinthe
    ConcertofEurope,andnolongermotivatedtoupholditsgoals.
    Communicationbetweenthepowershadreachedacompletestand
    stillbytheendoftreatynegotiations,thegoalsoftheConcertlayin
    shatteredremnants,andthus,theConcert'sfunctionbecameobsolete.

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