Today we discuss the diplomatic summit that was convened in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars to redraw the map of Europe. Will this Congress of Vienna solve all the problems it came to solve? Will it just screw things up and make everything worse? Is it actually really complicated? Let's find out together!
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