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Was The Congress of Vienna succeeded in keeping the European continent peaceful until WWI?

A

Yes

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Under this system the powers of Europe met periodically to discuss problems affecting peace.

A

Concert of Europe

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What is the best statement about the fate of the Grand Army?

A

they were defeated by famine and winter more than by bullets

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3
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Who was the Grand Army created to invade?

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Russia

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4
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Spanish patriots fought “little wars” against the French. What is this strategy called?

A

Guerilla Warfare

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5
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Why is Horatio Nelson considered a hero in English history?

A

he defeated the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar

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6
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The Continental System was an example of ____________ warfare.

A

Economic

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7
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Which of the major European powers was Napoleon unable to conquer?

A

Britain

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8
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Annexed means ______________.

A

incorporated

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9
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How would you characterize Napoleon’s view of individual rights versus order and efficiency?

A

He thought order and efficiency were more important

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10
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Under to Concordat of 1801 Napoleon made peace with _____________.

A

The Catholic Church

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11
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Napoleon’s laws that embodied the Enlightenment were called ___________.

A

The Napoleonic Code

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12
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What happened when the Pope came to crown Napoleon?

A

Napoleon took the crown and placed it on his own head

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13
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Napoleon went to Egypt in order to ________________.

A

Disrupt British trade with India

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14
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Elba is an island where Napoleon was exiled.

A

True

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15
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The middle class supported Napoleon in the beginning because he opened jobs to them based upon merit.

A

True

16
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The Napoleonic Code ignore the Enlightenment principles and favored religious intolerance, feudalism and absolutism.

A

False

17
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Napoleon’s first defeat came from the combined armies of Russia, Britain, Austria and Prussia.

A

True

18
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Another word for “step down from power”.

A

Abdicate

19
Q

This army burned crops and villages during their retreat from Napoleon. Who were they and what is this strategy called?

A

Russians, Scorched Earth Policy

20
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Why is Horatio Nelson considered a hero in English history?

A

he defeated the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar

21
Q

What was Napoleons presence worth?

A

40,000 troops

22
Q

What did Napoleon redo?

A

Redrawn the map of Europe

23
Q

Who did Napoleon reform?

a) The French
b) the Russians
c) The Europeans

A

A. the French

24
Q

What worked against Napoleon?

A

Nationalism

25
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Britain relied on what to stop Napoleons drive to rule the continent?

A

Sea Power

26
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What did Napoleon fail to do in the end?

A

He failed to make Europe into a French Empire

27
Q

The revolution on ______

A

Horseback

28
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What did Austria surrender?

A

They surrendered lands populated by more than three million subjects.

29
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What did Napoleon continue to pursuit?

A

World domination