Names Flashcards

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-defended England against Napoleon
-secured British dominance of the sea

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Horatio Nelson

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-prime minister of England during the Napoleonic Wars
-anti-Napoleon
-ring leader for coalition against Napoleon

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William Pitt (the Younger)

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3
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-Pope who reigned during the Napoleonic era
-policy towards Napoleon: at first he pursued a policy of diplomacy and friendly conversation with Napoleon
-later Pope changed tune and excommunicated him

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Pope Pius VII

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4
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-alliance of nations against Napoleon
-included Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Sweden financed by Great Britain

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The Third Coalition

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5
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-German composer during Napoleon’s time
-he is considered a bridge between the classical period and the romantic period

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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6
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-Emperor of the French who almost conquered the whole world
-great military commander (genius)
-politician (statesman)
-took supreme authority after the Revolution
-he sought for his own glory by means of his own strength

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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-aim in warfare: he was driven by nationalism (the state should control the Church)
-he wanted to control the Catholic Church because the Catholic Church was extremely influential in France (if he could control the Church, he could control the people)
-liberal
-1st big power to show in almost every day life
-contempt and indifference towards the Catholic faith and the Catholic Church as a whole
-he considered himself to be someone who was going to free all of Europe from the Catholic Church

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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