The Congress System was doomed from the start. Discuss

“The Congress System was doomed from the start.” Discuss.
A number of candidates find questions on the Congress System challenging yet there is a better approach to tackle them. The following response makes the difference that students need to achieve higher grades.

Question Demands:
The main issue is an assessment of whether the Congress System showed any weaknesses during its initial period or it fell because of other factors which came later.

Affirmative side

-No agreement in the Quadruple Alliance. Britain agreed with the basic principles of maintaining the settlement of 1815 and to prevent the return of a Bonaparte on the throne but she never agreed with the principle of intervention in the affairs of other states.
-No seriousness in the signing of the Holy Alliance.
-Distrust amongst the Great Powers. After admitting France into the Quintuple Alliance, The Great powers secretly renewed the old Quadruple Alliance as a safeguard against her.
-Aix-la-Chapelle-Alexander 1 proposed his schemes but was blocked by Austria and Britain-showed the powers were not united.
-Different forms of governments-Britain was a constitutional monarchy hence was likely to be sympathetic to liberal and nationalist revolts. Others were autocratic hence wished to crush the liberal revolts.
-Congress System never captured the sympathy of European public opinion because it did not represent the interests of the small powers.
-the great powers were too reactionary hence were to find problems with the forces of change.

However

-Despite the above differences the Congress System surged on-had common agreements e.g. all major powers wanted to maintain peace and tranquility in Europe.
-It was doomed later because vital matters arose e.g. the Spanish, Italian and Greek revolts which presented difficulties to the powers. Also the Spanish colonies on which Britain could not possibly agree with other powers was another bone of contention among the powers.
-the rise of George Canning damaged the existence of the Congress System.

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