Key Terms
A vote by the people.
What is a plebiscite?
Napoleon's final defeat was during this battle.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
A series of meetings called to create a new European order was called this...
What is the Congress of Vienna?
Napoleon's Continental System was designed to hurt the British economy using this method.
What is a blockade?
This territory was sold for $15 million to the United States.
What is the Louisiana Territory?
A sudden takeover of the government.
What is a coup d'etat?
Napoleon and his forces were defeated twice by a British Admiral at these TWO locations.
What is Egypt and Trafalgar?
The Holy Alliance consisted of how many countries?
What is THREE?
The Russians used this method while Napoleon was attempting to invade them.
What is scorched-earth policy?
Napoleon was born on this island in 1769.
What is the island of Corsica?
Government-run public schools.
What are lycées?
After the success of this battle, Napoleon was able to build the largest empire since that of the Romans.
What is the Battle of Austerlitz?
These alliances ensured that nations would help one another if any revolutions broke out
What is the Concert of Europe?
The Spanish used this military tactic while fighting against Napoleon and his forces during the Peninsular War.
What is guerilla warfare?
This British Admiral is credited with defeating Napoleon TWICE.
Who is Horatio Nelson?
Napoleon's last bid for power.
What is the Hundred Days?
Who was the Russian Czar that burned down his own capital city?
Who is Alexander I?
Klemens von Metternich's THREE goals for the Congress of Vienna were these...
What are preventing future French aggression, restoring a balance of power, and restoring Europe's royal families (legitimacy)?
During the invasion of Russia, Napoleon reached this capital city only to find it set ablaze.
What is Moscow?
Napoleon escaped his first exile from this island; and then after being defeated again he was exiled to this island.
What is Elba and St. Helena?
An agreement between the Church and the government.
What is the Concordat?
What is the Battle of Leipzig?
These FIVE "great powers" were in attendance at the Congress of Vienna.
What are Russia, Prussia, AUstria, Great Britain, and France?
The Peninsular War was very costly for Napoleon resulting in him losing this many soldiers.
What is 300,000?
The THREE legacies of the Congress of Vienna were these...
What are Spanish colonies declaring independence from Spain, embracing democracy, and nationalism?