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The Carlsbad Decrees, introduced to the thirty-eight states of Germany in 1819, was designed to root out any and all ideas considered ‘subversive’ that were found in universities and newspapers. In addition, a committee with spies and informers designed to find and destroy liberal organizations was appointed. These decrees were created by Metternich to maintain the balance of power among the nations of Europe; subversive ideas just complicated the functioning of the state and was dangerous in respect to causing unneeded conflict. These decrees showed how the Metternich and the German government wanted to control their people.
 * 12: Relationships between domestic and foreign policies**