Napoleonic Empire

Question 1

Napoleonic Empire

Answer 1

France
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Holland
Warsaw

Question 2

Value of the empire

Answer 2

The satellite states provided tax and soldiers
Provided half of Napoleons military expenditure in 1804-14, and made up more than half of the 600,000 strong army he sent to Russia in 1812

Question 3

Problems with the empire

2

Answer 3

Conscription was hated and resisted - uprisings in Naples, Austria & Spain

Difficult to control. Napoleon placed family members on the throne but they weren’t always loyal. His brother-in-law conspired against him, and his brother Louis refused to enter Holland into the CS

Question 4

Financial Policies

Answer 4

Heavy financial demands meant nations had to modernise their tax systems

However, there was heavy damage to local economies, conscription removed men from agriculture, and many of them died. This led to a long-term economic decline