chapter 12 section 4 Flashcards

1
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first form of government under Napoleon

A

republic

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2
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Napoleon rules as a ______ in his first form of government

A

dictator

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3
Q

people accepted Napoleon’s dictatorship because of

A

political stability and order

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4
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Title of Napoleon’s 1st 5 years of dictatorship

A

consulate

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5
Q

plebiscite means

A

yes/no vote

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6
Q

the Napoleonic code was a _____

A

uniform set of laws

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7
Q

After the dictatorship, Napoleon turns france into an _____

A

empire

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8
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Napoleon becomes __________ Napoleon the 1st

A

emperor

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9
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symbolism of Napoleon crowning himself, rather than by pope

A

the power of authority has been given to Napoleon by himself.

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10
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The continental system was a plan to

A

set up a blockade around Great Britain.

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11
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The british responded to the blockade by

A

blockading france

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12
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Josephine (Napoleon’s first wife) failed to

A

provide a heir to Napoleon.

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13
Q

Napoleon had his and Josephine’s marriage

A

annulled

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14
Q

Marie Louise was

A

Napoleon’s second wife

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15
Q

Mary Louise provides a ______ to Napoleon in ______

A

son

1811

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16
Q

in ______, Portuguese king refuses to follow _________

A

1807

Napoleon’s orders

17
Q

spanish king was forced

A

to step down from throne

18
Q

who is Napoleon’s brother

A

Joseph Bonaparte

19
Q

who is the new king of Spain

A

joseph Bonaparte

20
Q

who is the Russian Leader?

A

Czar Alexander I

21
Q

why did Napoleon decide to invade Russia?

A

territory, and Russia ignored Napoleon’s blockade

22
Q

what size was Napoleon’s army

A

600,000

23
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what was Napoleon’s army called?

A

grand army

24
Q

What was “Scorched Earth”

A

Russians destroying and burning their own property and farms as they slowly retreated .

25
Q

what was napoleon’s “Hollow victory”

A

Napoleon made it to Moscow, but there is nothing of value there. So he is forced to retreat

26
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what was the “General Winter”

A

the harsh brutal winter that took its tool on Napoleon’s troops

27
Q

how much of Napoleon’s army was lost during the general winter

A

2/3

28
Q

soldiers were lost due to what?

A

starvation, battle, desertion, exposure.

29
Q

on October 1813________ is defeated

A

Napoleon

30
Q

Where was Napoleon’s first defeat

A

Leipzig

31
Q

Where was Napoleon’s first exile

A

Elba

32
Q

The allies decide to reset the boundary of france _____

A

back to what it was in 1790.

33
Q

allies decide to restore _____ in person of _______

A

monarchy

Louis XVIII

34
Q

period when Napoleon returned from exile to france

A

Hundred days

35
Q

Where was Napoleon’s final defeat

A

Waterloo

36
Q

when was the battle of Waterloo

A

June 18,1815

37
Q

who was the leader of the allies

A

the duke of wellington

38
Q

where was Napoleon’s second site of exile

A

st. Helena