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Chapter 17 - Political Change Flashcards

1
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What was the ‘infernal machine’ in 1800?

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N on way to performance
Barrel of gunpowder set off as carriage passed
Saved by speed as N asked his driver to go faster so he wasn’t late

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2
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Why didn’t he die?

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Speed of carriage
Poor quality of gunpowder

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3
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How many people were killed or wounded?

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52
Inc N step daughter cut on the wrist with flying metal
Several buildings destroyed

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4
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What did this show?

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He wasn’t widely accepted
Have to take action to keep + consolidate power

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5
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What was N first step in consolidating power?

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Appeal to French in Constitution of Year VIII in plebiscite

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6
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What was the effect of this?

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Wouldn’t actually change his position
Opportunity for apparent show of concern for democracy
Justified coup of Brumaire
Confirmed his position

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7
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What was the turnout of the plebiscite?

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25%
1.5 million

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8
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Who adjusted these statistics?

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Bro Lucien - Minister of Interior
Said 46.26%

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9
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What were the ‘results’?

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99.94% agreed with N

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10
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What did N behave like when he established his position?

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Monarch
Moved into Tuileries + effigy on coins

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11
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What else did he do?

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Selected members of the Council of State
Has ceremonies + ‘state banquets’

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12
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How did the structure of the constitution stayed the same?

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People moved from Directory to new Tribunale + Legislative Body
Civil servants continued in their posts

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13
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What were the new innovations N brought?

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Prefects - strengthened central control

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14
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What were the 3 groups N used repression to control?

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Jacobins
Royalists
Liberals

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15
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What did N do with Jacobins?

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Spies to infiltrate groups
129 J leaders arrested + deported
Sympathisers dismissed from jobs

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16
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What was the failed ‘dagger conspiracy’ by the J?

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They tried to assassinate N when he came out of an opera house

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17
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What were the J falsely accused of?

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Blamed for ‘infernal machine’
Actually royalists

18
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What did the R first think N would do?

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Put Compte de Provence on the throne

19
Q

What did he actually write to the compte in 1800?

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‘It would be better for you to March over 100,000 corpses’

20
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How did N deal with the R?

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Military tribunals
General Brine sent to deal with those who refused N truce
6000 prisoners
750 shot
Used police + prefects

21
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When had N patience run out?

A

Spy’s wrongly reported a Bourbon prince being involved in conspiracies
Duc d’Enghien said to talked to emigres
Plot to kidnap + accuse him
Admitted to some + shot in a ditch
R didn’t try again

22
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What did some moderates see N as becoming?

A

Dictator

23
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Who was a did critic?

A

Madame de Staël
Respected writer + thinker
Her salon formed a resistance group

24
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What did N do to Stael?

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Banished her 64km away from Paris

25
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How did N reconcile with people?

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Gave amnesty to rebels
Promised to protect Catholic religion
Offered rewards to those who support him

26
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What did N do to gain support of the bourgeois?

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Policies
Speeches
Propaganda

27
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What did N stead to new voters?

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Reassured buyers of bien nationaux that there’ll be no attempt to restore church lands or restore emigrés

28
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What did N speak about?

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Amalgame
Ralliement

29
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What’s amalgame?

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Ending social divisions
Meeting old nobility + new ruling elites

30
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What’s ralliement?

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Rallying all - Jacobins + Nobles around the regime

31
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What gave N an opportunity for his military heroism propaganda?

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Success against Australian forces

32
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What agreement meant peace with B after 10 years?

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1802 Peace of Amiens
Popular with members of the bourgeoisie

33
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What was the Constitution of Year X?

A

1802 N offered Position of Consul for Life

34
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What did the next plebiscite show for support of the regime?

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50.55% turnout
99.76% in favour

35
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What was the Constitution of Year XII?

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1904 N became Emperor of the French

36
Q

Where did he get crowned?

A

Notre Dame

37
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Who crowned him?

A

Himself

38
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Where did he crown himself later?

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Milan Cathedral
To announce he was Emperor of Italy too

39
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What did N start to do in 1802?

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Blocked the laws of Senate, Tribunale + Legislative
Removed people
Gave more political power to notables

40
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What was abolished altogether in 1810?

A

Tribunate

41
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When did the last meeting of the Legislative body happen?

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1813

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