A Beka History 10-17.3
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- Who was Czar Alexander I and what did he do in defiance of Napoleon's dictates?
- He was the Czar of Russia and he withdrew his country from the Continental System and began to trade with England.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- A man who was trained in the French Military School and returned to Paris in 1799 from a military campaign in Egypt.
- What happened at the Battle of Trafalgar and when did it happen?
- The British navy destroyed a combined Frnch and Spanish fleet on October 21, 1805; The Battle of Trafalgar was one of the greatest sea battles in history.
- What was the Consulate?
- The Consulate was a new republic that was headed by three consuls, with Napoleon as First Consul; this republic came to be when Napoleon and his followers drove the legislators of the Directory from their chambers and proclaimed this new republic.
- In the month following Trafalgar, what happened at the Battle of Austerlitz?
- Napoleon crushed a combined Austrian-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz,(the greatest victory of Napoleon's career).
- Why did Napoleon sign the Concordat?
- He signed the Concordat(formal agreement) to make peace with the Catholic church, which was perhaps the most significant accomplishment of Napoleon in internal affairs.
- What happened in 1812?
- Napoleon began the Russian campaign in June of that year and took few provisions.
- Code Napoleon was?
- This, collectively called Code Napoleon, was new law codes established by Napoleon; his law codes became the most famous since those of the Romans.
- Where was Napoleon exiled for the second and last time?
- He was exiled to the island of St. Helena, in the south Atlantic, where he lived out the remaining six years of his life;(Napoleon's last words as he lay dying on May 5, 1821 were, "Tete d' armee" ["Head of the Army"]).
- What was a Plebiscite?
- It was an election in which the people express their will.
- What was the "Continental System"?
- A system that Napoleon established to destroy England's trade, which forbade the importation of British goods into any European country under French control.
- Who was Marie Louise?
- She was the 18-year-old daughter of the Austrean emperor, who Napoleon married the year after he divorced Josephine(who had remained childless).
- What happened in October 1813 at the Battle of Leipzig?
- The combined forces of Europe defeated Napoleon's new army; This battle is sometimes called the "Battle of the Nations."
- Who was Lord Horatio Nelson?
- He was the renowned commander of the British navy at Trafalgar; he was considered by some to be the greatest naval hero the world has ever known.
- What happened on June 18, 1815?
- Napoleon met his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. The combined British and Prussian armies, led by the Duke of Wellington, a brilliant British general, crushed the French army.
- Who is Louis XVIII?
- He is Louis XVI's brother who was crowned king when the coalition of European nations restored the Bourbon monarchy to the throne of France.
- What significance does the island of Elba have in history?
- The forces of Europe exiled Napoleon to this island, which is on the Italian coast, where he was sentenced to live out his days as the sovereign of the island, his own little kingdom.