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Napoleon Quiz Flashcards

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What year was Napoleon born?

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1769

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What year did Napoleon become a successful commander?

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1793

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What age did Napoleon become a General?

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27

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Who destroyed the French fleet at the Nile?

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British; led by Horatio Nelson

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What year did Napoleon overthrow the French government?

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1799

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What was Napoleon named?

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First Consul

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What year was Napoleonic Code created?

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1804

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What were positive effects of Napoleonic code?

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  • Unified legal system
  • All men equal
  • Freedom of religion
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What were negative effects of Napoleonic code?

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  • State rights above individual rights
  • Dismissed laws passed by 1789 revolution
  • No rights for women and children
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How did Napoleon fix the French economy?

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  • Established Bank of France
  • All citizens pay tax
  • Inflation under control
  • Increase exports and balance budget
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How did Napoleon impact French education?

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  • Established the University of France (supervisory bureau that looked after the schools of France)
  • Made sure schools taught what he wanted them to (set pattern for future dictators)
  • Began public education
  • Extreme patriotism
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Where did Napoleon’s Empire stretch from?

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Stretched from France to Russia

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What countries did Napoleon’s Empire have direct control of?

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France and Netherlands

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What countries did Napoleon’s Empire have indirect control of?

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Spain, Italy, and the Confederation of the Rhine (Germany)

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What battle was Napoleon’s fleet crushed in?

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Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

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Why did France lose at the Battle of Trafalgar?

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Britain’s naval superiority

17
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What was the Continental System (1806)?

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  • Economic warfare
  • Napoleon forbade Europe from trading with Britain
  • No ships from Britain may port in Europe
  • Composed of the Berlin and Milan Decrees
18
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How did Britain respond to the Continental System?

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  • Taxed any ship bound for France

- Created the Orders in Council

19
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What was the Orders in Council?

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  • Britain orders neutral countries to not trade with France or with nations controlled by France
  • More effective than the Continental System because Britain controlled the seas
20
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Why did the continental system fail?

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  • Europe wanted to be free of French power (growing nationalism)
  • By 1811 Russia began trading with France
21
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How did nationalism contribute to the Napoleon’s downfall?

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  • Europe didn’t want to pay French tax
  • Had no representation in government
  • Wanted own traditions, customs, and government
22
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How did Spain and Portugal stand up against France?

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  • Spain ambushed French troops in 1808
  • Portugal rose up against France in 1812
  • Both with help from Britain
23
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How did Napoleon react to Russia resuming trade with Britain?

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  • Led 500,000 soldiers into Russia in May 1812 expecting a quick victory
24
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How did Russia defeat France?

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  • Led a scorched earth campaign
  • Russian soldiers destroy everything as they retreat (destroyed supplies and shelter for France)
  • Retreat in October 1812
  • Cold winter killed thousands
25
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How many French soldiers escaped Russia?

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Less than 100,000

26
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What countries exploited the weakened France?

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Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia

27
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When did the allies capture Paris?

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1814

28
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After Paris was captured what happened to Napoleon?

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Napoleon abdicated his title as emperor and was exiled to Elba in 1814

29
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Who took control of France after Napoleon was exiled?

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Brother of King Louis XVI

30
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What did the new constitution (5th) entail?

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  • Equality for all male citizens
  • Elected legislature
  • Religious freedom
  • Maintained Napoleonic code
31
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What happened in March 1815?

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Napoleon returns to Paris and declares himself emperor

32
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What happened at the Battle of Waterloo (June 1815)?

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British and Prussian troops defeat France

33
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What happened to Napoleon after the Battle of Waterloo?

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Was exiled to St. Helena where he died in 1821

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