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Explain This Make An Estimate of His Work As A Statesman and As A Prime Minister

Metternich felt he came at the wrong time, as the institutions he supported were crumbling. As a statesman, he established the Concert of Europe to maintain the balance of power through diplomacy and conferences. As Austria's prime minister, he implemented a repressive system of censorship, espionage, and control over education to maintain control. While initially successful, his system was unable to withstand the rise of nationalism and liberalism and collapsed in the 1848 revolutions.

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Explain This Make An Estimate of His Work As A Statesman and As A Prime Minister

Metternich felt he came at the wrong time, as the institutions he supported were crumbling. As a statesman, he established the Concert of Europe to maintain the balance of power through diplomacy and conferences. As Austria's prime minister, he implemented a repressive system of censorship, espionage, and control over education to maintain control. While initially successful, his system was unable to withstand the rise of nationalism and liberalism and collapsed in the 1848 revolutions.

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Q11 “I have come to the world either too early or too late.” (Metternich).

Explain this
and make an estimate of his work as a Statesman and as a Prime Minister. (2013)

Understanding the question:


I have come to the world either too early or too late.” (Metternich). Explain this AND
make an estimate of his work as a Statesman and as a Prime Minister. (2013)

Question asks 2 things


1. Explaining the quote (10 marks)
2. Assessment on Metternich (10 marks)

1. Explaining the quote (10 marks)


Requires 3 things
a. What happened before Metternich?
b. What Metternich did (overlaps with second part of the question)
c. What happened after Metternich?

2. Assessment on Metternich (10 marks)


a) As statesman (5 marks)
b) As Prime Minister (5 marks)

Answer summary:
1. Europe before Metternich
2. Role of Metternich as Statesman and PM
3. Europe after Metternich
Q11 “I have come to the world either too early or too late.” (Metternich). Explain this
and make an estimate of his work as a Statesman and as a Prime Minister. (2013)

1- Introduction (0.5 page)

2- Context of quote (0.5 page)


“I have come to the world either too early or too late. Either I should have enjoyed the
age; later I should have helped to reconstruct it. Today I have to give up life propping up
moldering institutions”
Metternich had failed in his Metternich system and was overthrown in revolution of
1848

3- Europe in 18th Century : What Metternich would have enjoyed (1 page)


I. Monarch
Even Napoleon, people showed loyal support, no nationalist group rising
II. Social system
Nobility and Church dominance, aid the monarch
III. Closed political system
Nobility did not allow any upward mobility, no political uprising
IV. State controlled economy and less role of Bourgeoisie
Less awareness and less liberal demands

4- Metternich as a Statesman (1.5 pages)

I. Concert of Europe under his leadership


Diplomatic means to resolve disputes
Conferences: frequently held
Desire to Integrate states into legally constituted alliance system
Balance of power inspired by Kant’s idea of equilibrium
"In these general interests lies the guarantee of their existence, while Individual
interests to which the transitory movements of the day assign a great
importance, possess only a relative and secondary value." Metternich
II. Metternich System: Implementation outside Austria
Flowchart
a) Germany
b) France
c) Britain
d) Spain
e) Italy
f) Russia
g) Eastern Question
5- Metternich as a Prime Minister ( 1 page)
I. Divide and rule
Feared nationalism in a diverse Austria
II. Censorship
III. Control and limitations on Education system
German universities, professors removed
IV. System of Espionage
V. Opposition to Federalism
VI. Restriction on Foreign Travel
VII. Closure of societies
Especially women societies

6- End of Metternich
Just mention his downfall in 1848 revolution
“I have sometimes held Europe in my hands, never Austria” Metternich

7- Europe in 20th Century: Metternich in reconstructing Europe (0.75 page)

Post WW2:
Balance of power,
International governing bodies
International laws to oblige But on liberal grounds
Conferences to resolve disputes
Prevention against Russian dominance in the cold world era

8- Analysis on Metternich’s role as a Statesman and as a Prime Minister (0.5 page)

Was fighting a lost game


Had he not stood in the way of progress, Austria might have reformed, dealt with the
problems of nationality better, and the WWI may never have happened.
“Demon of Austria” Victor Bible
Irrelevant both at home and abroad, all he worked against eventually did happen
"Most men could do better while shaving" AJP Taylor

9- Conclusion (0.5 page)

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