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6 Napoleaonic Wars
6th Grade Napoleonic Wars FITB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a coup d'etat? | Overthrowing the government |
| Who was part of a group who overthrew the Directory in 1799? | Napoleon |
| When did Napoleon crown himself Emperor of France? | 1804 |
| In what years did the Napoleonic wars occur? During these years Napoleon conquered much of Europe. | 1803-1815 |
| Napoleon's troops were sent to Russia in what year? | 1812 |
| When Napoleon sent his troops to Russia was it a success? | No, only about 1/6 of his army returned to France alive. |
| In what year does Napoleon abdicate the throne and get forced into exile on an island in the Mediterranean? | 1814 |
| What happened to Napoleon in 1815? | Napoleon gained followers at Elba and returned to France in his Hundred Days Campaign. |
| Where was Napoleon's final defeat? | In Belgium at the Battle of Waterloo. |
| After Napoleon's final defeat, where is he exiled to? | South Atlantic Island, St. Helena |
| When did Napoleon die? | 1821 |
| What was the Congress of Vienna? | (1814-18-15) a meeting of major European powers who redrew the map of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars in an attempt to balance power in Europe. |