Napolean Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Metternich

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Politician and statesman of Rhenish extraction one of the most important diplomats of his era.
Foreign minister of the Austrian empire

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President Jefferson

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Founding father and author of Declaration of Independence

Third president of the United States

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Horatio Nelson

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British flag officer

Noted for strategies and leadership

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Simon bolivar

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Venezuelan military and political leader

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Napoleon

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French military and political leader.

Rose to prominence during French Revolution.

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Toussaint l’Ouverture

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Leader of the Haitian revolution

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Agustin de iturbide

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Mexican army general and politician

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Jean- Jacques dessalines

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Ruler of the Haitian revolution

First ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1801 constitution

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Jose de San Martin

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Argentine general

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Miguel hidalgo

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A Mexican Catholic priest

Leader of the Mexican war of independence

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Concert of Europe

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a group of countries in Europe who worked together and agreed on things between 1814 and 1914

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Louisiana purchase

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The acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from Francine 1803

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Nationalism

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A strong belief for ones country

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Battle of trafalgar

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Naval battle fought by Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and and Spanish naives

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Congress of Vienna

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A congress of ambassadors held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815

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Continental system

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The foreign policy of Napoleon 1 of France and his struggle against great Britain during the napoleonic wars

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Battle of nations (Leipzig)

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The biggest battle of the napoleonic Wars. Separate but coordinated armies of Russians, Prussians, Swedes, and Austrians brought 370,000 troops and 1,384 guns to the battlefield, whereas Napoleon’s strength stood at 198,000 men with 717 guns.

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Battle of Waterloo

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A French army was defeated by two armies of the seventh coalition

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Battle of austerlitz

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Also known as the battle of three emperors

This was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the napoleonic wars.

Napoleons greatest victory

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Compensation

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A United States federal law that grant benefits to veterans

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Balance of power

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Where nations of the world have roughly equal power

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Legitimacy

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The popular acceptance of authority

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Concordat of 1801

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And agreement between Napoleon and pope pius VII

Sought national reconciliation between revolutionaries and Catholics

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Meritocracy

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Government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability

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Napoleon era
Final stage of French Revolution
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Holy Roman Empire
Multi ethic complex of territories in Central Europe
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Results of napoleonic wars
40 years of a peaceful Europe
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Toussaint l'Ouverture
Leader of the Haitian revolution
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Agustin de iturbide
Mexican army general and politician
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Jean- Jacques dessalines
Ruler of the Haitian revolution First ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1801 constitution
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Jose de San Martin
Argentine general
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Miguel hidalgo
A Mexican Catholic priest Leader of the Mexican war of independence
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Concert of Europe
a group of countries in Europe who worked together and agreed on things between 1814 and 1914
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Louisiana purchase
The acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from Francine 1803
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Nationalism
A strong belief for ones country
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Battle of trafalgar
Naval battle fought by Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and and Spanish naives
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Congress of Vienna
A congress of ambassadors held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815
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Continental system
The foreign policy of Napoleon 1 of France and his struggle against great Britain during the napoleonic wars
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Battle of nations (Leipzig)
The biggest battle of the napoleonic Wars. Separate but coordinated armies of Russians, Prussians, Swedes, and Austrians brought 370,000 troops and 1,384 guns to the battlefield, whereas Napoleon’s strength stood at 198,000 men with 717 guns.
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Battle of Waterloo
A French army was defeated by two armies of the seventh coalition
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Battle of austerlitz
Also known as the battle of three emperors This was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the napoleonic wars. Napoleons greatest victory
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Compensation
A United States federal law that grant benefits to veterans
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Balance of power
Where nations of the world have roughly equal power
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Legitimacy
The popular acceptance of authority
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Concordat of 1801
And agreement between Napoleon and pope pius VII Sought national reconciliation between revolutionaries and Catholics
46
Meritocracy
Government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability
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Napoleon era
Final stage of French Revolution
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Holy Roman Empire
Multi ethic complex of territories in Central Europe
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Results of napoleonic wars
40 years of a peaceful Europe