Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna Flashcards
Calls for the break of France at the Congress of Vienna were silenced because it would upset…
The balance of power
What is the name of Napoleon’s government run school?
Lycees
Napoleon intended to eliminate corruption and incompetence by by expanding…
Education
How did Napoleon expect to defeat the British?
Economic war
Napoleon was defeated by civilian Spanish farmers during which war?
The Peninsular War
What was the surprising tactic employed by Russians as Napoleon’s
Scorched-Earth
What helped to better ensure a stable French currency?
The National Bank of France
Despite restrictions to individual freedom, people largely embraced which of the following Napoleonic reforms?
The Napoleonic Code
Which was key to the containment of France?
Having stronger countries surround france
What appeased french catholics
Concordat of 1801
What strategy at the Congress of Vienna wanted to combine small states on France’s border?
Containment of France
Which restored traditional European monarchs to their thrones?
Legitimacy
Which of the following refused to follow Napoleon’s Continental System?
Portugal
Where did Napoleon’s troops suffer a defeat, in large part because they were poorly prepared for the harsh conditions?
Russia
What was the priority for those participating in the Congress of Vienna?
Long term peace
It makes sense that the most influential/powerful delegate at the Congress of Vienna was the foreign minister of ______.
Austria
Where did Napoleon suffer a humiliating defeat to Britain’s naval hero Horatio Nelson?
The Battle of Trafalgar
One of the economic reforms Napoleon put in place was to tax the people of France…
Based on a percentage of their income
Which would explain why many people in France were ok with restrictions Napoleon made to their rights?
They were exchanging some of their rights for stability
Legitimacy was necessary after Napoleon primarily because
Napoleon had put his family on several thrones
Which describes what happened to France after the Congress of Vienna?
it was returned to pre-napoleonic borders
One reason Napoleon’s continental system failed was because
The british imposed a better blockade
Which was one of Napoleon’s achievements as Emperor of France?
creating a uniform code of laws
Which former Napoleonic ally then fought against him when he put his brother on their throne?
Spain
