Napoleon's greatest military mistake was the decision to invade this country in 1812.
What is Russia?
100
He was the Jacobin leader who rose to power during the French Revolution, and became notorious for his brutal oppression of suspected counterrevolutionaries.
Who is Robespierre?
100
This "decapitation station" was supposed to provide a humane form of execution, but came to symbolize the unrestrained violence of the French Revolution.
What is the guillotine?
100
This was the agreement Napoleon secured with the Catholic church that assured religious toleration in France.
What is the Concordat?
100
She was the unpopular French queen of Austrian descent, who was beheaded during the revolution.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
200
Napoleon married this influential Parisian socialite in 1796.
Who is Josephine?
200
This was the name of the group moderates of the French National Convention who feared the domination of France by Paris.
Who are the Girondins?
200
He was the French king who was executed during the French Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI?
200
This was the term for the voting procedure used by Napoleon in which people could vote "yes" or "no" on an issue without suggesting changes.
What is plebiscite?
200
This is the term meaning the right of all males to vote.
What is universal manhood suffrage?
300
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo in 1815 by this British General.
Who is the Duke of Wellington?
300
This is the term that applies to a forceful overthrow of a government.
What is coup d'etat?
300
This period of the from 1793-1794 was marked by the almost nonstop executions of those suspected of undermining the revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
300
Napoleon was ultimately banished to this island where he died in 1821
What is St. Helena?
300
He was the long-serving king who unscrupulously drove France into debt.
Who is Louis XV?
400
1805 the combined French and Spanish naval forces were defeated by the British fleet under the command of this admiral.
Who is Horatio Nelson?
400
This was the term for French nobles who fled the country, but influenced events in France from abroad.
What is emigres?
400
This was the period in 1789 in which panicked peasants rose up across the country and attacked nobles and clergy, thinking they were working to stop the revolution.
What is the Great Fear?
400
This is the term for burning all crops and useful supplies in the face of an advancing army.
What is scorched earth policy?
400
This is the term that means the forcing of men to serve in the military?
What is conscription?
500
Napoleon was banished to this Mediterranean island in 1814, before escaping and seizing the reigns of power once again in 1815.
What is Elba?
500
He was the Jacobin mouthpiece who was murdered for what many perceived as his overly zealous pursuit of a radical agenda.
Who is Marat?
500
This was the medieval fortress in Paris that was overthrown by an angry mob on July 14, 1789.
What is the Bastille?
500
This term refers to love of one's country rather than love of one's region.
What is nationalism?
500
This popular Jacobin was one of Robespierre's closest political allies before Robespierre turned on him and had him executed.