Question

Who among the following hosted the Congress at Vienna in 1815?
A. King of Netherlands
B. Giuseppe Mazzini
C. Duke Metternich
D. Otto Von Bismarck

Answer 1

Hint: The Congress of Vienna was a conference attended by several European states, hosted by an Australian Chancellor. The conference’s aim was to provide a long term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French revolution and Napoleonic wars.

Complete answer: The Congress of Vienna was an important conference. It reshaped Europe after the downfall of Napoleon I. The major participants of the conference were Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich, British foreign secretary Lord Castlereagh and Tsar Alexander I of Russia. The goal of the conference was to rearrange the main powers so that they can be in balance and peace. Now we will analyse the options given above.
-King of the Netherlands, William II who was chancellor of Prussia, was a participant in the Congress of Vienna. They benefited from major territorial gains.
-Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian revolutionary. He wanted to overturn the Congress of Vienna which had given power in the hands of few and blocked the emergence of small nation-states.
-Duke Metternich, an Austrian Chancellor hosted the Congress of Vienna in 1815
-Otto Von Bismarck, a significant political figure of modern Germany, born in 1815. He contributed to the creation of modern German states in the period 1862 to 1890.

Note: Congress of Vienna was not only or properly for Congress. It was a series of informal face to face sessions by various Great Powers like Austria, France, Prussia and Britain. It was the first-ever series of international meetings. It is also known as the Concert of Europe.