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Essay / Life in Emerging Cities - 1245
In 1814, the Quadruple Alliance of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Britain finally defeated France. They met at the Congress of Vienna and agreed to work out a general peace agreement. In 1815, the main ideas of liberalism are individual freedoms, such as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest (Mckay et al., 2012). In contrast, the main ideas of nationalism are the idea that each “people had their own genius and their own specific unity, and they are often driven to the desire for an independent political state” (Mckay et al., 2012). A few years later, Prince Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859), Austrian Foreign Minister from 1809 to 1848) believed in absolute monarchy and repressed any attempts at nationalism or liberalism during the unification period, because he assumed that liberalism was the cause. for a generation of war (Mckay et al., 2012). To continue, Metternich was against nationalism, because “the ideal threatened to destroy the Austrian Empire and revolutionary Europe” (Mckay et al., 2012). Therefore, in 1819, Metternich implemented the Carlsbad Decrees, a set of reactionary restrictions in the German confederation, to end liberalism and nationalism in the German states. In other words, Metternich opposed liberalism and nationalism because he wanted to protect his society (e.g. class, rights and privileges) from them. At that time he was responsible for governing Germany Germany was a multi-ethnic state; therefore, he had no choice but to oppose both liberalism and nationalism, as this would harm him and Germany's centralizing power. also that Germany did not divide Nevertheless, in the end, h...... middle of paper ...... (Mckay et al., 2012). realized the need to expand everything in the city to satisfy the needs of the entire population. Nevertheless, the sudden growth awakened the society and made it think about how to find a way to solve the problem as quickly as possible. possible Moreover, throughout history we have understood that the relationship between the sexes always constitutes a major problem, if we compare it to other problems such as living conditions, working conditions, rights and supports for children. As a result, the industrial revolution saw many important people having great ideas, and we human beings are still using their creations/information. ReferenceMckay, JP, Buckler, J., Crowston-Hanks, ME and Perry, J. (2011). Understanding Western Civilization (Vols. 1 - 2, pp. 488-496). Boston, MA: Bedford.