What is one factor that motivated representatives from Europe's major powers to meet at the Congress of Vienna?

A. A desire to prevent any single country from dominating Europe.

B. A desire to protect the rights of Jewish people living in the Germanic states.

C. A desire to organize the Germanic states into a single nation-state.

D. A desire to organize all of Europe into a single powerful Empire.

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Yair Huynh

19 June, 17:16

What is one factor that motivated representatives from Europe's major powers to meet at the Congress of Vienna?

A. A desire to prevent any single country from dominating Europe.

B. A desire to protect the rights of Jewish people living in the Germanic states.

C. A desire to organize the Germanic states into a single nation-state.

D. A desire to organize all of Europe into a single powerful Empire.

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Pongo · Answer 1

The answer is A. a desire to prevent any single country from dominating Europe.

Regan Ellis · Answer 2

The correct answer is A) A desire to prevent any single country from dominating Europe.

One factor that motivated representatives from Europe's major powers to meet at the Congress of Vienna was the desire to prevent any single country from dominating Europe.

The Congress of Vienna reorganized the European territories after the Napoleonic Wars. Held in Vienna, Austria, the Congress began in September 1814 and ended in June 1815. Previously, Great Britain, Prussia, Austria, and Russia had signed the Treaty of Chaumont on March 9, 1814. Then, these countries signed a peace treaty with France, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal. They agreed to send delegates to Vienna, to work on the agreements of the Congress of Viena. These countries had the desire to prevent any single country from dominating Europe.