THE FORCES
STRATEGIES
SIGNIFICANCE
100
Napoleon used ______ to fill the ranks of the French Army: a) Conscription b) Volunteers c) Children
a) Conscription
100
Describe Napoleon's strategy.
He wanted to divide the armies before defeating them separately.
100
What was the significance of the Battle of Waterloo? a) It was Napoleon's first battle b) It ended an empire and permitted 50 years of peace in Europe c) Napoleon died
b) It ended an empire and permitted 50 years of peace in Europe
200
Why did the battle receive the name of Waterloo?
The British Duke of Wellington had stayed in Waterloo the previous night. Marshal Blucher met Wellington at La Belle Alliance. A fresh Prussian army pursued the retreating French. Marshal Blucher wanted to name the battle 'La Belle Alliance' but Wellington insisted upon a tradition of his, that it be called after the place where he had spent the night before the battle, Waterloo. However, in the German-speaking lands the battle is called after Belle Alliance.
200
Why did Napoleon delay the attacks? a) His army was not ready b) He was waiting on more troops c) Did not want to attack first d) The weather
d) The weather
200
What were the casualties on each side? a) Wellington: 25 000, Blucher: 600, Napoleon: 56 000 b) Wellington: 7 000, Blucher: 25 000, Napoleon: 7 000 c) Wellington: 15 000, Blucher: 7 000, Napoleon: 25 000 d) Wellington: 7 000, Blucher: 25 000, Napoleon: 6 000
c) Wellington: 15 000, Blucher: 7 000, Napoleon: 25 000
300
Whom did Napoleon describe as 'the most powerful and most constant ... of my enemies'? a) Duke of Wellington b) Italy c) Spain d) Britain
d) Britain
300
What was the date of the Battle of Waterloo?
June 18, 1815
300
Who is the only general to have defeated Napoleon twice?
Blücher. Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher was the commander of the Prussian army. He was 72 at the time of the Battle of Waterloo and the only man to have beaten Napoleon more than once.
400
What was the name of Napoleons marshal? a) Michel Ney b) William Blucher c) Henry Wellington d) None of the above
a) Michel Ney
400
What was Napoleon's goal during the Battle of Waterloo? a) To capture Paris b) To capture Brussels c) To capture Prussia
b) To capture Brussels
400
To which island was Napoleon exiled after his defeat at Waterloo? a) Elba b) St. Helena c) St. Francis d) St. Hilaire
St. Helena
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