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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Political-Cultural Developments

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was created at the Congress of Vienna in order to
  1. Build a strong state to contain France
  2. Limit the growth of German nationalism
  3. Compensate Austria for the loss of Italian territory
  4. Provide a future base for the revived Holy Roman Empire
  5. Convince the Italians that unification was plausible
Explanation
Answer: A - After the Napoleonic War, the European powers decided that France needed to be surrounded by strong states. This led to the creation of the Netherlands, ruled by the House of Orange. The territorial loss for Austria was partially compensated by the fact that Austria was given control over Italian territory.
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