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France 1815–70

Louis Philippe's foreign policy

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Aims of Louis Philippe's foreign policy, pritchard affair and spanish marriages.

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What were the aims of Louis Philippe's foreign policy?

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How did France respond to the Belgian revolution of 1830?

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Why was the Belgian settlement a success for Louis Philippe?

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  1. 1

    What were the aims of Louis Philippe's foreign policy?

    Model answer

    Louis Philippe wanted peace, recognition of his throne by the other powers, and friendship with Britain, because war would have meant a coalition against a revolutionary monarchy.

  2. 2

    How did France respond to the Belgian revolution of 1830?

    Model answer

    France supported Belgian independence but refused the offer of the Belgian crown for the king's son, and French troops helped drive the Dutch out of Antwerp in 1832.

  3. 3

    Why was the Belgian settlement a success for Louis Philippe?

    Model answer

    A friendly independent Belgium replaced a hostile barrier state on the northern frontier, and France achieved it in cooperation with Britain rather than against it.

  4. 4

    What did France do about the Polish rising of 1831?

    Model answer

    France did nothing beyond protest while Russia crushed the Poles, and French opinion never forgave the government for abandoning a nation that looked to it for help.

  5. 5

    What was the crisis of 1840 in the Near East?

    Model answer

    France backed Mehemet Ali of Egypt against the Sultan, and the other powers settled the question without France in the London Convention of 1840.

  6. 6

    How did the crisis of 1840 end?

    Model answer

    Thiers talked of war and was dismissed, Guizot took charge of foreign policy and accepted the settlement, and France was humiliated before Europe.

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