AP®︎ European History: Topic 6.5 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.5 of AP European History – The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism.
Questions List
Topic 6.5
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-3.4.I
What was the main goal of the Congress of Vienna?
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Topic 6.5: The Concert Of Europe And European Conservatism
Thematic Focus: States and Other Institutions of PowerSOP
European states and nations developed governmental and civil institutions from 1450 to the present to organize society and consolidate political power, with a variety of social, cultural, and economic effects.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective F
Explain how the European political order was maintained and challenged from 1815 to 1914.
Historical Developments: KC-3.3.I.C
Conservatives developed a new ideology in support of traditional political and religious authorities, which was based on the idea that human nature was not perfectible.
Historical Developments: KC-3.4.I
The Concert of Europe (or Congress System) sought to maintain the status quo through collective action and adherence to conservatism.
Historical Developments: KC-3.4.I.A
Metternich, architect of the Concert of Europe, used it to suppress nationalist and liberal revolutions.
Historical Developments: KC-3.4.I.B
Conservatives reestablished control in many European states and attempted to suppress movements for change and, in some areas, to strengthen adherence to religious authorities.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Edmund Burke
- Joseph de Maistre
- Klemens von Metternich