Question

Congress of Vienna

Write a newspaper article that answers the following questions:

Where was the meeting held?

When did it take place?

Why was the meeting held?

Who was in charge of the gathering?

What European powers were present?

What did the congress seek to restore?

Answer 1

First we have to get the title of the article. Congress of vienna redrew map of europe totally, so what do you think of a bit sensationalist title like "EUROPE REMAPPED" or "THE EMPIRES SETTLE FOR PEACE AND NEW BORDERS" ?

Answer 2

Do you know how to write a news article?

Answer 3

http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.children_teenagers/vhc_how_newspaper.htm

Answer 4

no i need help! but yeah that sounds like a good title :)

Answer 5

"THE EMPIRES SETTLE FOR PEACE AND NEW BORDERS"

Answer 6

Yeah. Have you read about Congress of Vienna? Do you know why it was held? Do you know what it did?

Answer 7

havent read it in a while

Answer 8

i beliee it was held
to redraw
a map

Answer 9

of Europe after the fall of napoleon

Answer 10

idk what it did i forgot

Answer 11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna Yes youre correct.

Answer 12

so how would i write it since it has to be in a newspaper article .. can you help me :)

Answer 13

who will i quote it by ?

Answer 14

unless if i dont have too

Answer 15

Now lets start with the easiest thing, answer those given questions directly. Then we will put them in a news article:

Where was the meeting held?

Vienna

When did it take place?

from September 1814 to June 1815.

Why was the meeting held?

The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.

Who was in charge of the gathering?

It was chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich

What European powers were present?

Austria, UK, Russia, Prussia, France, Spain, Portugal, Genoa Sweden and Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Papal states.

Virtually every state in Europe had a delegation in Vienna – more than 200 states and princely houses were represented at the Congress.

In addition, there were representatives of cities, corporations, religious organizations (for instance, abbeys) and special interest groups e.g. a delegation representing German publishers, demanding a copyright law and freedom of the press.

What did the congress seek to restore?

Stability.
Legitimacy.
Mutual trust.
Secure borders.
A balance of power.

Answer 16

we got the questions answered now how are we going to put it into the newspaper article

Answer 17

Okay, now you have to know how to write a news article. First comes the lede, which is the first paragraph, but it is written to provide a detailed preview of the entire story. It summarizes the story and includes all of the basic facts. The lede will help readers decide if they want to read the rest of the story, or if they are satisfied knowing these details. For this reason, the lede may contain a hook.

Check out any article here https://news.google.com/?pog=false and see the first paragraphs. Let's take this very new article for example: http://www.independentmail.com/news/2012/jun/25/three-people-missing-after-trains-collide-oklahoma/

The very first paragraph goes like this: "Goodwell, Okla. — Three Union Pacific Railroad crewmembers were missing after two freight trains collided Sunday in the Oklahoma Panhandle, authorities said." You can see how it says where, when and what happened by who.

Answer 18

so thats the first paragraph?

Answer 19

-_-

Answer 20

im so confused so i just make up a story ?

Answer 21

can i use what you wrote for the first paragraph or don't i need to write a article and just do the answers?