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Was The Congress of Vienna succeeded in keeping the European continent peaceful until WWI?
Yes
Under this system the powers of Europe met periodically to discuss problems affecting peace.
Concert of Europe
What is the best statement about the fate of the Grand Army?
they were defeated by famine and winter more than by bullets
Who was the Grand Army created to invade?
Russia
Spanish patriots fought “little wars” against the French. What is this strategy called?
Guerilla Warfare
Why is Horatio Nelson considered a hero in English history?
he defeated the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar
The Continental System was an example of ____________ warfare.
Economic
Which of the major European powers was Napoleon unable to conquer?
Britain
Annexed means ______________.
incorporated
How would you characterize Napoleon’s view of individual rights versus order and efficiency?
He thought order and efficiency were more important
Under to Concordat of 1801 Napoleon made peace with _____________.
The Catholic Church
Napoleon’s laws that embodied the Enlightenment were called ___________.
The Napoleonic Code
What happened when the Pope came to crown Napoleon?
Napoleon took the crown and placed it on his own head
Napoleon went to Egypt in order to ________________.
Disrupt British trade with India
Elba is an island where Napoleon was exiled.
True
The middle class supported Napoleon in the beginning because he opened jobs to them based upon merit.
True
The Napoleonic Code ignore the Enlightenment principles and favored religious intolerance, feudalism and absolutism.
False
Napoleon’s first defeat came from the combined armies of Russia, Britain, Austria and Prussia.
True
Another word for “step down from power”.
Abdicate
This army burned crops and villages during their retreat from Napoleon. Who were they and what is this strategy called?
Russians, Scorched Earth Policy
Why is Horatio Nelson considered a hero in English history?
he defeated the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar
What was Napoleons presence worth?
40,000 troops
What did Napoleon redo?
Redrawn the map of Europe
Who did Napoleon reform?
a) The French
b) the Russians
c) The Europeans
A. the French
