Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon's Goals/ Achievements
Napoleon's Mistakes
Congress of Vienna
Miscellaneous
100
What was the name of Napoleon's reign which started in 1799 and ended in 1814.
What is the Napoleonic Era.
100
What was sold to Thomas Jefferson for 15 million dollars in 1803.
What is Louisiana Purchase.
100
What were some of Napoleon's traits that led to his downfall.
What is conceited, arrogant, and vain.
100
What was the series of meetings called that served to establish security and stability in Europe after Napoleon's defeat?
What is the Congress of Vienna.
100
Was Napoleon's empire... a) Small yet unstable b) Small and stable c) Large yet unstable d) Large and stable
What is c) large yet unstable.
200
What is it called when someone takes over the government by power (Napoleon gained power by this).
What is Coup d' etat.
200
What are three ways Napoleon bettered the lives of the French commoners?
What is setting up lycees, concordat, Napoleonic Code, and earning jobs based on merit not on social class.
200
What happens after Napoleon is exiled to Elba.
What is making a comeback and marching into France again to take over power again.
200
What is legitimacy?
What is giving rulers their power back after Napoleon took power.
200
What type of government did France have before Napoleon's dictatorship?
What is the Directory.
300
Why were the French so willing to give up their civil rights to Napoleon after fighting the French Revolution to gain liberty?
Napoleon defeated the emigres, he conquered people, and the French were desperate because there were no significant changes in their lives after the Revolution but Napoleon brought upon changes such as being able to obtain jobs based on merit not social class.
300
Why did Napoleon crown himself emperor of France rather than the traditional way of the pope crowning the soon to be emperor?
What is the belief that the Pope does not have greater or equal power as Napoleon therefore he crowns himself because he is the most powerful.
300
The second time Napoleon was exiled he was moved to St. Helena. Where is St. Helena located?
What is off the coast of Africa.
300
What type of government did Britain and France have after the meeting?
What is constitutional monarchy.
300
What is Russian practice of burning fields and killing livestock to prevent the invading French troops from having access to them called?
What is the scorched- earth policy.
400
How did Napoleon try to commit suicide and did this attempt work. Why or why not?
What is trying to poison himself but didn't work because it was expired.
400
Which one of his battles was his biggest victory where he crushed his opponents in 1805 and left all the countries in great loss besides Great Britain who later recovered from the loss?
What is the Battle of Austerlitz.
400
Napoleon created the Continental System in 1806 for the purpose of what? What happened as a result of the Continental System?
What is wanting to hurt Great Britain economically by preventing trade between GB and other European nations. As a result, Great Britain made their own blockade which was more efficient than the French because they had stronger naval power.
400
What was the Concert of Europe?
What is a series of European alliances that promised to help each other out when in need.
400
Which countries were allies of the French Empire as of 1812?
What is Norway, Prussia, Austria, and Denmark
500
What was nationalism and how did it effect Napoleon?
What is patriotic feelings and love for the country. The French no longer wanted to be ruled by a foreigner. He starts to lose power.
500
What was Napoleon's main goal?
What is wanting to have control over all of Europe, Americas, and the Caribbean.
500
What happened when Napoleon and his troops attacked Egypt and what did he manage to do once he returned to France?
What is getting defeated by Great Britain and managed to keep this loss a secret.
500
Who was present during the meeting of the Congress of Vienna?
What is Prince Klemens von Metternich (Austrian), Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain, and France.
500
What is the order of the type of governments France went through before Napoleon' dictatorship?
What is Absolute Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy (1791), Republic (1792), Reign of Terror, and the Directory.
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