Chapter 7-3.3 -3.5 Flashcards
A sudden seizure of political power in a nation
Coup d’ etat
A young officer who became the general of the army and later governed France
Napoleon Bonaparte
A direct vote in which a country’s people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Plebiscite
A government run public school in France
Lycée
A formal agreement - especially one between the pope and a government; dealing with the control of church affairs
Concordant
A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Napoleonic Code
An 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson
Battle of Tralfalgar
The use of troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering or leaving a city or region
Blockade
Napoleon’s policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and Continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain’s economy
Continental system
A member of a loosely organized fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops occupying his or her country
Guerrilla
A conflict, lasting from 1808 to 1813, in which Spanish rebels, with the aid of British forces, fought to drive Napoleon’s French troops out of Spain
Peninsular War
The practice of burning crops and killing livestock during wartime so that the enemy cannot live off the land
Scorched-earth policy
A village near the battle against Napoleon and the British army, Napoleon’s last war until he his exiled once again to St. Helena
Battle of Waterloo
The brief period during 1815s when Napoleon made his last bid for power, deposing the French kind and again becoming emperor of France
Hundred Days
A series of meetings in 1814-1815, during which the European leaders sought to establish long-lasting peace and security after the defeat of Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
