Napoleon 111 Flashcards
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When was napoleon 111 born
1808
When did he attempt to provoke an uprising in Bonapartist
1836
1840
Napoleon 111 sentenced to life in prison
When did napoleon escape prison
1846
What happened to Napoleon in 1848
Elected president of the French Republic
When did Napoleon become emporer
1852
What did Napoleon do in 1859
Defeated Austria in Northern Italy
What did Bismarck do in 1870
Led France into war against Prussia
Forced to surrender at the battle of sedan
When and where did Napoleon 111 die
England 1873
What was Bismarck main aim
To restore France’s influential position in Europe
What did France want to undo
The 1815 Vienna treaty
Who did Bismarck show sympathy for
The nationalist movement in Italy and Prussia
When and where did Napoleon and Bismark first meet
In Paris 1855
What was the result of this meeting
It was successful on a personal meeting, parted on friendly terms
October 1865 who met and where
Napoleon and Bismarck in Biarritz
Who remained neutral in the 1866 war
Napoleon 111
Why did Napoleon 111 remain neutral in 1866
Wanted to persuade them to make peace on his terms
Why was Napoleons territorial hopes post 1866 ruined
Prussia’s rapid victory and growth
When did Napoleon iii attempt to mediate? Was it successful?
At the battle of sadowa, Bismarck declined his offer
How did Bismarck responde to Napoleons war following the battle of Sadowa
Sent a Prussian ambassador to Paris
What did the Prussian ambassador say in Paris?
Inform napoleon that Prussian expansion limited to north Germany and south states would remain seperated
What did the Napoleon and Bismark have in common
The south states didn’t trust them in 1866
1866 what was napoleon concerned about
Prussia was rapidly expanding
