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Chapter 11 Sec. 3 Flashcards

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1
Q

Napoleon brought an end to what?

A

The French Revolution

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2
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He rose to power in the _________ and then to supreme power in France

A

military

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3
Q

Born in 1769 in ________ (island in the Mediterranean Sea)

A

Corsica

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4
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Son of a ________ lawyer

A

Florentine

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5
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Studied at ________ school that led to his position as lieutenant in the French army

A

military

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6
Q

Made a ________ general by the Committee of Public Safety

A

brigadier

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7
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Later made the commander of the French armies in _____

A

Italy

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8
Q

Given command of an army in training to invade _______

A

Britain

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9
Q

How did Napoleon decide to attack Britain to begin with and how did it turn it out?

A

Decided to strike indirectly by taking Egypt and threatening India
British cut off his army so Napoleon abandoned army and returned to Paris

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10
Q

Took part in the _____ _‘_______ that overthrew the Directory

A

coup d’état

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11
Q

The new government was called the ______

A

consulate

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12
Q

Napoleon was named the first _______

A

consul

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13
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Napoleon crowned himself the ___________

A

emperor

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14
Q

He made peace with the _______

A

Church

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15
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Made an agreement with the ______ that recognized _________ as the major religion in France and the pope agreed not to ask for the return of church lands seized in the revolution

A

pope, Catholicism

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16
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Results of making peace with the Church

A

Church was no longer an enemy of the French government

Those who had bought church lands became avid supporters of Napoleon

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17
Q

Napoleon made ______ codes of law

A

seven

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18
Q

Most important code of law

A

Civil Code (Napoleonic Code)

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19
Q

What was stated by the Civil Code?

A

Preserved most of the gains of the revolution by recognizing equality of citizens before law
Right to choose a profession
Religious freedom
Abolition of serfdom and feudalism
Property rights were protected
Outlawed trade unions and strikes
Made divorce a harder process (especially for women) again
Women were treated as less equal than men

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20
Q

Promotion was based on ______ not on rank or birth

A

ability

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21
Q

Aristocracy created based on ______ in state service

A

merit

22
Q

The Civil Code preserved the ________ of all citizens before the law

A

equality

23
Q

There was more opening of _________ careers to more people

A

government

24
Q

Liberty was replaced with _________

A

despotism

25
Q

All manuscripts had to be read by ________ before publication (including mail)

A

government

26
Q

Prominent writer of the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras of France
During Reign of Terror she helped friends escape France leaving France herself until 1795
At first supported Napoleon but later clashed w/ him repeatedly
Called Napoleon’s rule tyrannical
Her books were banned in France
Was exiled to the German states where she continued to write

A

Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël

27
Q

When he came to power he wanted to end war resulting in the ______ ______ in 1802

A

peace treaty

28
Q

War was renewed in 1803 with ______ (then Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Prussia)

A

Britain

29
Q

Napoleon’s _______ ______ defeated Austrian, Prussian, and Russian armies

A

Grand Army

30
Q

Three parts of Grand Empire

A

French empire, allied states, and dependent states

31
Q

Inner core of Grand Empire

Consisted of an enlarged France extending to the Rhine and including western half of Italy north of Rome

A

French empire

32
Q

Kingdoms under the rule of Napoleon’s relatives
Spain, Holland, the kingdom of Italy, the Swiss Republic, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and the Confederation of the Rhine (all German states except Austria and Prussia)

A

Dependent states

33
Q

Those defeated by Napoleon and forced to join struggle against Britain
Prussia, Austria, Russia, and Sweden

A

Allied states

34
Q

Principles of the Revolution

A

Legal equality
Religious toleration
Economic freedom
Opportunity based on ability
Nobility and clergy in dependent states lost special privileges
Important in the development of liberal traditions in these countries

35
Q

Napoleon’s Grand Empire _________ almost as quickly as it was formed

A

collapsed

36
Q

Two major reasons for collapse

A

Great Britain and nationalism

37
Q

What was Britain’s survival mostly due to?

A

its sea power

38
Q

The British navy’s decisive defeat of a combined French-Spanish fleet at __________ in 1805 destroyed any thought of an invasion

A

Trafalgar

39
Q

Napoleon turned to _______ ______ to try to defeat Britain by trying to stop British goods from reaching the European continent to be sold there. The weakening of economy would destroy its ability to wage war

A

Continental System

40
Q

Why did the continental system fail?

A

Allied states resented being told that they could not trade with Britain so they began to cheat and others resisted
New markets in the Middle East and Latin America gave Britain new outlets for its goods
British overseas exports were at near-record heights

41
Q

The unique cultural identity of a people based on language, religion, and national symbols

A

nationalism

42
Q

2 ways in which the French aroused nationalism

A

They were hated as oppressors stirring up patriotism of others against the French
The French had showed the people of Europe what nationalism was and what a nation in arms could do

43
Q

Grand Army of over ____________ men entered Russia only ________ returned.

A

600,000, 40,000

44
Q

Russians did fight at _______ and Napoleon’s forces won an indecisive and costly victory

A

Borodino

45
Q

When Grand Army arrived in _______ the city was on fire
Began Great Retreat across Russia
Only 40,000 remained at the end

A

Moscow

46
Q

European states rose up and attacked the French army and ______ was captured

A

Paris

47
Q

Napoleon was exiled to _______ (off the coast of Tuscany)

A

Elba

48
Q

__________ monarchy was restored

A

Bourbon

49
Q

Called Napoleon “Enemy and Disturber of the Tranquility of the World” and then shouted “_________ _‘________”

A

Vive l’Empereur

50
Q

Army moved to attack the nearest allied forces in ________

A

Belgium

51
Q

At _______ (Belgium) Napoleon met a combined British and Prussian army under the Duke of Wellington and was defeated

A

Waterloo

52
Q

Allies exiled Napoleon to __________, a small island in the south Atlantic

A

St. Helena

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