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World History
Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Utopia | "no place" |
| Scorched-earth policy | a military tactic when the invaded country destroys their own property to prevent the enemy from using it. |
| Elba | an island in the Medetrranean Sea where Napoleon was exiled after his defeat |
| Hundred Days | a period of time which marked Napoleons last bid for power |
| Waterloo | the battle between Napoleons troops and British and Prussian forceswhich resulted in the defeat of the French |
| Klemens von Metternich | the Austrian foreign minister whose conservative policies dominated the Congress of Vienna |
| Concordat | an agreement made between Napoleon and the Pope to create a new relationship |
| Napoleonic Code | A comprehensive system of law which unified French Law and eliminated many injustices |
| Battle of Trafalgar | A naval battle between the french and British in which a french defeat meant that Napoleon could not invade England |
| blockade | an action of using troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering or leaving the city |
| Continential System | Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britian and Continential Europe |
| Guerilla | amember of a loosely organized fighting force that makes suprise attacks on the enemy |
| The Peninsular War | A conflict lasting from 1808 to 1813 in which Spanish rebels with aid of British forces, fought to drive Napoleons French troops out of Spain |
| Congress of Vienna | a peace conference after the defeat of Napoleon |
| Balance of Power | a condition when no country is strong enough to dominate or be a threat to others. |
| Legitimacy | a principle affirmed by the powers in Europe that the leaders of each country should come from old ruling families who had been displaced by Napoleon |
| Concert of Europe | a series of alliances among European Nations which assured that countries would work together against revolutionary ideas of liberty, equality, and fraternity |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | a brilliant general who led France in creating an empire in Europe |
| Coup d'etat | A french phrase meaning "blow the state" |
| Plebiscite | a direct vote |
| Lycrees | public schools run by the french government |
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