2. French rule under napoleon

Question 1

Napoleon divided the peninsula into 3 parts in

Answer 1

1810

Question 2

how did napoleon split the peninsula

Answer 2

1/3 annexed to france
1/3 kingdom of Italy
1/3 kingdom of naples

Question 3

how did the church suffer

Answer 3

1809- temporal power declared to be at an end
1814 almost all monasteries closed down by French
Church’s land sold off (to the wealthy)

Question 4

how did the wealthy gain

Answer 4

e.g. Cavour’s family did well out of the purchase of Church lands

Question 5

how did the poor/peasants suffer (80/90%)

Answer 5

continued to live life far removed form elite middle class families 
constant struggle for survival

Question 6

french war, conscription

Answer 6

27,000 ITalians soliders to Russia in 1812
only 1000 survived
Italians resented conscription
60% of tax revenue used to fund military expenditure

Question 7

progress/reforms

Answer 7

1. internal trade barriers swept away
2. weights and measures standardised / new better roads built / transport improved / vaccination against small pox introduced / street lights in towns
3. ***code napoleon introduced = promotes principle of equal rights. single legal system
4. ***introduction of 2 chambre representative government = experience of gov and politics
5. french ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity
6. *** well trained italian army

Question 8

French imperialism, what did it inspire

Answer 8

a wish to overthrow french domination

Question 9

middle class

Answer 9

advantage - career opportunities e.g. posts in government and in army that had previously been reserved for nobility