Nicknamed the "National Razor", it was considered the most humane way of executing someone, as it was supposedly quick and painless
What is the guillotine
100
Napoleon's home country
What is Corsica
100
How Napoleon proved that there was no one more powerful than him
What is he crowned himself emperor
100
The only European battle Napoleon lost; took place in 1805
What is the Battle of Trafalgar
100
Created by the Congress of Vienna, the 39 German States combined to form this
What is the German Confederation
200
Tried to escape France but was caught at the Austrian border, before being guillotined on January 21, 1793 for treason
Who is Louis XVI
200
Napoleon's first wife, who he divorced because she could not give him a male heir
Who is Joséphine de Beauharnais
200
The year when Napoleon was at the height of his power, and owned the most territory
What is 1812
200
Having pride in your country, and refusing to be ruled by a foreigner
What is nationalism
200
List the five countries that made up the Congress of Vienna
What is Great Britain, Prussia, France, Austria, and Russia
300
After Marat was assassinated, he took over France as a dictator
Who is Maximillien de Robespierre
300
Where Napoleon was educated and did quite well, though he was often teased by his peers
What is military school
300
The reason Napoleon was able to seize power during the Coup d'etat of 1799
What is the government was failing and the people were desperate for someone to take control
300
Way the Russians burned up the potential food supply source for the French troops
What is the scorched earth policy
300
An agreement that the European countries would aid each other in the event of revolution
What is the Concert of Europe
400
Went to war with France because they feared the spread of revolution, and wanted to put Louis XVI back on the throne
What is Austria and Prussia
400
Napoleon's second wife, whom he married solely to have a male heir that could one day rule his extensive empire
What is Marie-Louise of Austria
400
List the reforms Napoleon made to the country of France
What is the plebiscite, the setting up of government run schools(lycees), reorganizing the tax collections, the Concordat, and the Napoleonic Code
400
Where Napoleon is first exiled to after a series of losses
What is Elba
400
The minister of Austria, who was a large part of the Congress of Vienna
Who is Klemens von Metternich
500
List the five types of government France had around the time of the Revolution, in the order of which they occurred
What is absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, republic, dictatorship, and directory
500
One of Napoleon's qualities that had a large part in his downfall
What is his ego
500
List the countries that were not a part of Napoleon's Empire, nor allied with him
What is Britain/Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, Sicily, Sardinia, Illyrian Provinces, and the Ottoman Empire
500
Countries that went up against France during the Battle of Waterloo
What is the British and the Prussians
500
List three of the goals of the Congress of Vienna
What is to stabilize the laws of countries, to restore a balance of power, to return to legitimacy, to surround France with strong countries, and to establish lasting peace and stability