Question

Metternich was concerned that the " revolutionary seed" would ultimately

A. get in the way of people achieving natural rights
B. threaten Europe's monarchs and undermine the old social order.
C. cause more absolutist monarchs to gain power.

Answer 1

B. threaten Europe's monarchs and undermine the old social order.Klemens von Metternich was an Austrian politician and diplomat who opposed the revolutionary movements and defended the absolutist monarchies of Europe. Throughout his career he was a firm conservative, held important political positions, as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire.

Answer 2

The answer would be B. Metternich was concerned that the old social order would be abolished and strongly opposed the revolutionary movements, or “revolutionary seeds” as he called them. He was a staunch conservative who worked endlessly to restore the ‘Old Regime’ after the Napoleonic wars.