French History

Question 1

When did the french revolution start ?

Answer 1

5 May 1789 – 9 November 1799 CAFAB

Question 2

When did the first french coalition start ?

Answer 2

Between 1793 and 1797 the First Coalition was established in an attempt to defeat the forces of the French following the French Revolution of 1789.

Question 3

The first coalition of anti-French states, consisted of ?

Answer 3

Spain, Holland, Austria, Prussia, England and Sardinia (S.H.A.P.E.S is the mnemonic used for this coalition).

Question 4

Name of the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea ?

Answer 4

Sardinia

Question 5

What was the outcome of the battle of wagram ?

Answer 5

Victory for Napoleon, which forced Austria to sign an armistice and led eventually to the Treaty of Schönbrunn

Question 6

When did the battle of wagram occur ?

Answer 6

5 Jul 1809 – 6 Jul 1809

Question 7

What was Napoleon’s Peninsular War?

Answer 7

Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars

Question 8

When did Napoleon’s Peninsular War occur ?

Answer 8

(1807–1814)

Question 9

When did the Napoleon’s invasion of Russia occur ?

Answer 9

24 Jun 1812 – 14 Dec 1812

Question 10

How many people died during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia occur ?

Answer 10

Sent 600,000 troops into Russia. Six disastrous months later, only an estimated 100,000 made it out

Question 11

What was Napoleon’s goal in invading Russia ?

Answer 11

Napoleon expected a short war, to punish Czar Alexander I for his misbehavior in leaving the Continental System

Question 12

What was the continental system ?

Answer 12

The blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce