Socials Key Terms Part 2 9

Question 1

Russian Campaign

Answer 1

Napoleon declared war on Russia after the tsar disobeyed the continental system.

The Russians burned there villages and towns and kept moving east until the French had no soldiers left after they starved or were killed.

Question 2

Exile

Answer 2

Sent somewhere far away/ banished

usually a prison

Question 3

Elba

Answer 3

Elba is an island near Italy where Napoleon was exiled too

Question 4

Lord Nelson

Answer 4

Lord Nelson was a British naval commander

Question 5

100 days

Answer 5

Louis the 18th became king but was very unpopular

10 months later Napoleon returned with 1000 soldiers and took over again he so built his army up to 300,000 soldiers but only lasted 100 days

Question 6

Waterloo

Answer 6

Was a 1 day battle in Belgium. Napoleon lost his final battle against the duke of Wellington
Was later exiled to St. Helena where he was made prisoner until his death in 1821

Question 7

Wellington

Answer 7

The duke of Wellington which was the leader of the British navy

Question 8

St Helena

Answer 8

Where Napoleon was made prisoner until his death in 1821

Question 9

Congress of Vienna

Answer 9

A meeting of many countries where they redrew the European map again. France lost a lot of power and land and lost all their colonies
They also tried to balance between all countries to prevent further war