Successes:
Restored order and stability to Europe after the chaos of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
Reestablished the balance of power among European nations.
Promoted nationalism by upholding traditional monarchies and conserving established political and social order.
Created the Concert of Europe, a system for maintaining peace and resolving conflicts through diplomacy.
Shortcomings:
Repressed the growth of liberal and democratic ideals.
Created a system that favored the interests of the aristocracy and nobility, at the expense of the common people.
Ignored the aspirations of emerging nationalistic movements and suppressed attempts at independence and constitutional reforms.
Failed to address the economic and social problems that had contributed to the French Revolution.