Pre-test french rev. Flashcards
Define:plebiscite
allowing the people to vote by ballor
Define: Annex
To add territory/seize with government power
Define: scorched earth policy
they burned down all food sources/crops
Define: Abdicate
people in power stepping down/resiging
Define: Legitimacy
act of restoring rightful monarchs
Did napoleons military successes help him rise to power
yes
The Napoleonic code was a reform of the nations ….
legal system
What European power was napoleon unable to conquer
Great Britain
What was the disastrous attempt to invade which country at the beginning of napoleons downfall
Russia
The chief goals of the vienna congress was to
preserve peace through balance of power and restore monarchies
Where was napoleon from
Corsica (french)
How did napoleon rise to power
as a military leader
During napoleons what campaing was the rosetta stone found
egyptian
What napoleon battle resulted in the loss of many ships
bristish (Trafalgar)
Napoleon allowed citizens to vote on certain issues this is called using a
plebiscite
