Today Paqui has been talking
about the mistakes of Gema’s journal and then we have started correcting the
scheme about the Congress of Vienna.
First we have seen who met
there, the participants were the representatives of the main European powers,
responsible for Napoleon’s defeat such as Talleyrand, the French
representative, who acted skillfully and avoided a more serious punishment for
France. When the new King of France asked him “what do you need?” , he said: “send
me more casseroles and saucepans, don’t send me more papers.”
Paqui has said that if you are
nice, friendly, you organize parties … negotiation will be better than if you
are rude.
Other members were Wellington
and Gómez de Labrador, the Spanish representative who was incompetent and rude so he didn't defend the Spanish interests properly.
Talleyrand. http://www.berryprovince.com/visiter-et-profiter/histoire-et-savoir/hommes-femmes-celebres/talleyrand
Gómez de Labrador. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_G%C3%B3mez_Labrador,_Marquis_of_Labrador
The objectives of the Congress
were to restore the Ancien Régime and erase the remains of the French
Revolution.
The decisions were:
1)
Restore the
monarchs deposed by Napoleon: Bourbons in France and Spain, for example
Ferdinand VII of Spain.
After that Paqui has said us
that Louis XVI's son died in prison when he was a child.
2)
Reorganization
of the map of Europe:
Paqui has shown us a map to
see the changes, some differences were the German Confederation including
Austria; two Buffer States (the United Kingdom of Netherlands and the Kingdom
of Piedmont-Sardinia) in order to stop a future expansion of France; France
came back to its frontiers in 1789; Poland, Finland and Bessarabia were annexed
to Russia; the United Kingdom got the control of some strategic points in
different seas and oceans. It received many islands such as Malta, Heligoland…
Then Paqui has asked us where the Cape Colony is, but no one has known it so she
has shown us a map to locate it. The British got the control of it and all the
sea routes.
We have seen an interactive
map. The map's speaker spoke without stopping. I prefer Paqui’s explanation. As we haven’t
understood anything, she has explained it to us. She has said that Spain didn’t
get anything and Germany didn’t exist until 1870. While she was explaining,
Gema hasn’t been still and Pilar was shouting because she wanted to change her
seat so Paqui has said that it’s always the same, when someone asks everybody
speaks and no one listens.
SILENCE! http://web.dsbn.edu.on.ca/~AnnMarie.DiLibero@dsbn.edu.on.ca/?OpenItemURL=S03D39770-03D39770
When everyone has been in
silence we have continued with the last decision of the Congress of Vienna:
3)
Creation of the Holy Alliance to preserve
absolutism and religion. It was signed by Austria, Russia and Prussia. Another
alliance was the Quadruple Alliance; the UK, Austria, Prussia and Russia signed
it to keep the Congress agreements.
The last point of the scheme
were the consequences of the Congress, they were the consolidation of the power
of the big empires of Europe: Austria and Prussia controlled Central Europe,
Russia controlled Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom controlled the sea routes
and Spain became a second order power. The Congress also established a balance
of power in Europe.
But they couldn’t stop the spread
of the revolutionary ideas born with the French Revolution and some years later
there were a new revolutionary outbreaks in Europe.
Paqui has finished with that
and she has written the homework on the blackboard. For homework we have to
read the new revolutionary ideologies liberalism and nationalism (point 4 on
page 19) and we have to do exercise 19 of page 22. Don’t forget it !!!!!!
When the lesson has finished
we have asked Paqui to divide the exam contents but she hasn’t wanted…She doesn’t
understand us, this unit is too long… :(
Here you have some words I’ve
included to my glossary:
-skillful: hábil
-diplomat: diplomático
-casserole: cacerola
-saucepan:
salsera
-rude: maleducado
-buffer state: estado tapón. A small neutral country situated between two larger countries and serving to prevent the outbreak of regional conflict.
-outbreak: estallido
When we were leaving the class
Paqui has said to Miguel that she is waiting for his collaboration on the blog
so come on, here is my journal. I hope you like it guys! COMMENT! :) :) :)
7 comments:
Hi Raquel,
Your journal is good. I have found some mistakes:
-I think that in stead of "the one that had been Louis XVII" you can write "Louis XVI's son".
-COMENT -> COMMENT.
If you want, you can add that Gómez de Labrador was incompetent and rude (like Labrador in "Gandía Shore" ;)). So he didn't defend properly the Spain interests.
Paqui has said where Sri Lanka is too. You can add it.
See you!
Hello SALVA!
I've just corrected my mistakes! Thank you for the corrections... Salva Salva Salva only Salva my friend Salva...jajaja :))
Hi! Raquel! Very good journal I haven't found mistakes.
See you tomorrow! :)
Hi! Raquel! Very good journal I haven't found mistakes.
See you tomorrow! :)
Hello everybody,
I´ll check the mistakes tomorrow. Now my vision is blurred and I need to rest. Have a good night!
Hello everybody,
Good work, Raquel.
These are my corrections:
-... avoided a more serious punishment
- ... Talleyrand said: "Send me more casseroles and saucepans
- Other representatives...
- Word order: Gómez de Labrador.... didn´t defend the Spanish interests properly
-... the map´s speaker spoke without stopping... I think you have to listen to native English speakers too, not only me. That´s why the map was a good resource.
-... she has explained it to
-... Pilar... wanted to change her seat. "Site" means "location or website"
-... we have asked... to divide the exam contents. I agree: the unit is long, but you have to get used to study more content. This is the longest unit of the year. What comes will be shorter and easier.
- saucepan.
That´s all. They are small mistakes, but with the correction the journal will be even better.
One important thing you could add is the definition of buffer State.
See you on Friday!
Hi people! I've just corrected my mistakes! Now the journal is better :) Paqui doesn't be angry with us please.
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