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History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the French accept Napoleon as a Dictator? | They were tired of the Chaos |
| Did Napoleon keep a lot of the policies that came as a result of the French Revolution? | Yes |
| Name the one thing that Napoleon would not give up during his Dictatorship? | Absolute Control |
| How did Napoleon keep or maintain Absolute Control? | He Reorganized the French Government |
| In Napoleon's Government what was the Executive Branch made up of? | Three Counsuls |
| Who was the "First Consul" in the Executive Branch of Napoleons government? | Napoleon was First Counsul (A title used in the Roman Empire) |
| What were the first FIVE (5)years of Napoleon's rule known as? | The Consulate |
| Did the rest of Napoleons government really have any power and what did they do? | No Power, they just "Rubber Stamped" approval for Napoleons decrees |
| What method did Napoleon use to pass his Constitution? | Plebiscite |
| Describe the Plebiscite method? | Only a Yes or No Vote, could not make any changes to the Constitution |
| As Dictator name some things Napoleon established? | 1)Bank of France 2)Public Education System, Universities & Tech schools 3)The Concordat with the Pope (Catholicism was acknowledged as the primary religion of France) 4) However, the Rights of the Citizens to worship freely was maintained. |
| What does the word Plebiscite mean? | A procedure in which people vote No or Yes on a Governmnet measure |
| What was the agreement between Napoleon and the Pope that acknowledged Catholicism as the religion of most French citizens and in which the church gave up claims to its Pre-Revolutionary PROPERTY? | Concordat |
| What is the love of one's country called? | Nationalism |
| What was the policy of burning and destroying crops and everything else that might be of value to invaders called? | The Scorched-earth policy |
| What was the name of the British Admiral whose fleet destroyed the combined French and Spanish Fleets at Trafalgar? | Horatio Nelson |
| Who was the British General who commanded the army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo? | Duke of Wellington |
| Where was Napoleon defeated and by whom? | Waterloo by the Duke of Wellington (British General) |
| Name the Russian Ruler who decided to break the Continental System and trade with Britain? | Czar alexander I |
| Who was the French monarch who was restored to the throne by the allies after Napoleon was defeated? | Louis XVII (17) |
| Where is St. Helena located? | It is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean |
| Napoleon had nothing but contempt for the British and called them a nation of what? | Shopkeepers |
| What was Napoleons blockade of the British Isles and forbidding anyone in France or its allies to trade with the British called? | The Continental System |
| Why did Napoleon order the Blockade or the Continental System? | He thought that if Britian lost their foreign trade/profits that they would be willing to make peace with Napoleon on his terms. |
| How did the British respond to the Continental System blockade? | Responded with a Blockade of their own, requiring all neutral countries to stop in British Ports to obtain a License before trading with France or French Allies. |
| How did the blockades by France and then by Britian affect the Neutral Nations? | Hit very hard Economically |
| Which neutral nation was hit expecially hard by the blockades? | The Americans |
| Because the Americans (neutral nation)were hit so hard economically, what did this lead to? | The War of 1812, between America and Britain |
| By 1808 Napoleon controlled most of Europe? T/F | True |
| Since Napoleon controlled most of Europe, he orchastrated the Reorganization of Europe. Name some of what he implemented. | 1)Made Humiliating Peace Treaties for Austria & Prussia |
| Concerning the humiliating Peace Treaties thrust on Austria & Prussia, what did Russia do? | Russia Gave In and allied itself with France |
| Napoleon ruled the Austrian & Dutch Netherlands, Spain & forced whoelse into alliances? | Denmark and the Papal states |
| Napoleon Organized the Most important of The German States into what? | Confederation of the Rhine |
| After Napoleon organized the German States into the Confederation of the Rhine what did he make or call himself as the head honcho? | The Protector |
| Under Napoleons Reorganization of Europe who did he place on the thrones of the countries he conquered? | His Family Members |
| In the Countries & Nations,conquered by Napoleon, he instituted Laws called what? | The Napoleonic Code |
| What did the Napoleonic Code eliminate? | Feudalism and Serfdom |
| Napoleon became the most powerful and feared leader in Europe? T/f | True |
| Where is Waterloo located? | In Belguim (Waterloo,Belguim) |
| Napolean & Frace conquered most of Europe, but in doing so what did this awaken in the conquered people? | Nationalism (Love of One's Country) |
| As the conquered nations embraced Nationalism it led to The Spanish Uprising. Who sent troops to squash the Spanish Uprising? | The British sent troops to help Spain and Portugal stamp out the uprising. |
| The British sent troops to help Spain and Portugal stamp out the Spanish uprising,what war did this action begin? | The Peninsular War (1808-1814) six years |
| Who was Joseph Bonaparte? | Brother to Napoleon |
| After Napoleon conquered Spain who did he make King of Spain? | His brother Joseph Bonaparte |
| The Spaish resented a French King for Spain and join forces with the British, Portugese and Spain and drove out the French? T/F | True |
| What type of governments did Spain and Portugal establish after booting out the French? | Constitutional Monarchies |
| The Constinental System disrupted trade between what two countries? | Russia and Britian |
| What compeled Napoleon to Invade Russia? | Czar Alexander I decided to resume trade with Britian in 1812, made France mad. |
| Napoleon had ove 600,000 troops and they were known as what? | The GRAND Army |
| What types of people made up the "Grand Army" of Napoleons 600,000? | Most came from Conquered countries |
| Were members of the Grand Army dedicated loyal French soilders? | No, not dedicated, most came from conquered countries. Only the French troops were more dedicated. |
| Name the monarch of France that thought his return to the throne of France, once again meant Absolute Power? | Louis XVIII (18) |
| Did the people like Louis XVIII (18) of the Bourbon Monarchy? | NO, he made a lot of ememies |
| What Island did Napoleon and 600 of his men escape from? | The Island of Elba, just off coast of Italy |
| Why did Napoleon escape from the island of Elba with 600 of his men? | He heard about Louis XVIII (18)plans and escapted and returned to France on March 1, 1815 |
| Hearing of the return to France by Napoleon, what did Louis XVIII (18) do? | He sent troops to capture Napoleon |
| Who said "If there be one among you who wishes to kill his Emperor, he can. I have come to offer myself to your assults." | Napoleon, when facing Louis XVIII (18) troops |
| What did Louis XVIII (18)of the Bourbon Monarchy Army troops do, after facing Napoleon and his return to France? | The King's troops joined Napoleon, then marched into Paris (3 weeks after escaping Elba) and Louis XVIII fled into exile and Napoleon took over France. |
| What was the reaction of the European Countries in response to Napoleon's return to power? | The combined armies of Britain, Prussia, Germany & the Netherlands moved toward France |
| What did Napoleon do in response to the foreign invader to France on June 18, 1815 at 11:00 am? | Napoleon gathered his army and attacked the allied forces at Waterloo, Belguim |
| By the end of the day, June 18, 1815 what had happened to Napoleons' army? | Napoleon's Army was defeated at Waterloo |
| List the Losses of the countries in the battle of Waterloo? | 1.French 25,000 dead/wounded & 8000 prisoners 2. Prussians 7,000 dead 3. British, Belgians, dutch, Germans lost 15,000 (1 in 4 soilders) |
| Under the command of the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian allies Napoleaon was defeated and the Bourbon Monarchy returned again. Napolean surrendered at Waterloo? T/F | True |
| Where did Napolean ask to be allowed to go to? | The United States |
| Where did the British send the captured Napoleon, to be kept under constant guard? | The Island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic. |
| Where did Napoleon die in 1821? | Island of St. Helena in 1821 |
| After Napoleon excaped from Elba, he marched back to Paris, France and this became known as the beginning of the perid called what? | The Hundred Days |
| What sea battle almost destroyed the French and spanish fleet in 1805? | Trafalgar |
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