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It is no surprise that the French Revolution evoked fear within other European countries. Thus, the Restoration period, which was driven by the desire of Metternich and Tsar Alexander 1 to establish and maintain peace within Europe, was a natural response to the chaotic French Revolution. However, instead of establishing a peaceful system in which the majority of people were content (within their respective countries), the Restoration was entirely dependent on the power of the government to maintain peace and made little attempt to alter governmental systems to better fit the wants of the people. The problem with this is that it overlooked the fact that a revolution is driven by the dissatisfaction of the people with the governmental system. Thus, the Restoration period, while driven by good (and idealized) intentions, was not necessarily open to change and people's dissatisfactions were merely bottled up, and, due to this lack of change, the Restoration was doomed.