Napoleon Bonaparte Flashcards
When King Louis XVI was _________ during the French Revolution, many Europeans nations ________ _______ to keep the revolutionary ideas from spending
executed, attacked France
A military officer named ________ ________ successfully defended France and became a military hero
Napoleon Bonaparte
In 1799, Napoleon staged a ____ _____ (overthrow) of the French Republic and assumed power as dictator
coup d’etat
In 1800, the French people ______ in favor of a new Constitution that made Napoleon ______ of France
voted, consul
To fix the French economy, he introduced a ____ ____ ______ and a Bank of France to regulate the money supply
fair tax system
He created a ______-______ system for government bareaucrats
merit-based
He created ______ ______ for students of all backgrounds
public schools
He issued a comprehensive set of laws called the _______ ______ that provided order, freedom of religion, and eliminated privileges by estates
Napoleon Code
He took away the rights of ________ ___ ______; he also limited the rights of women
freedom of speech
In 1804, Napoleon ordered a ________ and the French voted Napoleon emperor for life; this basically made him king and undid the _________ changes of the revolution
election, democratic
During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon showed his military genius by defeating ______ and ______ and conquering _____, _____, and _____ _____
Austria, Prussia, Spain, Italy, Central Europe
From 1807 to 1812, Napoleon ruled over the large _______ ______ since the Romans
European Empire
The one nation Napoleon could not defeat was ______
England
He ordered a _______, called the _______ ______, to cut off all trade with England
blockade, Continental System
The Continental System cost money to impose; it was a ______ and ____ the French economy
failure, hurt
In 1812, Napoleon made his _______ _______ and invaded ______
greatest mistake, Russia
The _____ ______ and Russia’s “scorched earth” policy devasted the French army and forced Napoleon to retreat
harsh winter
In 1814, the weakened ______ ____ was defeated by Russia, Austria, and Prussia; Napoleon surrendered, was forced to give up his throne, and was exiled to the Italian island of Elba
French army
The French _______ was restored, but the new king Louis XVIII was unpopular, in 1815, _________ ________ and triumphantly regained the throne
monarchy, Napoleon escaped
Only 100 days after Napoleon’s return, he built a ___ ____ but was defeated by a European coalition at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
new army
After his final defeat, Napoleon was _____ to the remote island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic where he ____ after six years
exiled, died
Napoleon’s insistence that nations obey French laws led to a rise in __________ and uprisings against France; he forced conquered nations to ____ ___ ____ and contribute troops
nationalism, pay high taxes
