9.4 fall of napoleon

Question 1

napoleon started to downfall because:

Answer 1

he decided to invade russia

Question 2

napoleon invaded russia because

Answer 2

the russians refused to remain the continental system and their economy relied heavily on imported goods

Question 3

what issues did the grand army face while invading russia

Answer 3

the russians refused to battle and burned their own villages

Question 4

what is the great retreat

Answer 4

the rest of napoleon’s army who traveled west across russia

Question 5

what was the result of napoleon’s disastrous russian campaign

Answer 5

it led other european countries to rise up and attack the crippled french army; men suffered from disease and hunger

Question 6

napoleon was exiled to

Answer 6

the island of elba

Question 7

the throne was restored to

Answer 7

king louis XVIII

Question 8

napoleon briefly returned to power by

Answer 8

leaving the island of elba and slipping back into france

Question 9

hundred days

Answer 9

when napoleon returns to elba for a short period of glory

Question 10

the battle of waterloo resulted in

Answer 10

napoleon’s exile in st helena, career ending battle

Question 11

who was present at the congress of vienna and what was their goal?

Answer 11

european rulers set a goal to restore the old order/stability to europe/redraw map of europe

Question 12

who was prince klemens von matternich and what was his goal

Answer 12

most influental leader at the meeting; principle of legitimacy

Question 13

principle of legitimacy

Answer 13

lawful monarchs who ruled before napoleon would be restored to their positions of power

Question 14

power was balanced at the congress of vienna by

Answer 14

the great powers rearranging territories in europe

Question 15

conervatism

Answer 15

political philosophy based on tradition/social stability favoring obedience

Question 16

concert of europe

Answer 16

great britain, prussia, russia, and austria agreed to meet in conferences to discuss their common interests to maintain peace in europe

Question 17

principle of intervention

Answer 17

the great powers had the right to send armies into countries in order to restore legitimate monarchs to their thrones

Question 18

liberalism

Answer 18

political philosophy that stated that people should be as free as possible from government and restraint

Question 19

liberal ideals being pursued

Answer 19

constitution, belief that written documents should help guarantee peoples rights, religious toleration, separation of church and state, right of peaceful opposition to government, did not believe everyone could vote

Question 20

nationalism became popular after the french revolution because

Answer 20

nationalists believed that each nationality should have it’s own government

Question 21

how did nationalism threaten the existing order in europe

Answer 21

germany would upset the balance of power set up at the congress of vienna, hungarian state would mean the breakup of austrian empire