Unit 5 (World History)

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Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

b) Corsica

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What event helped Napoleon gain national recognition in 1795?

b) Defeating royalist rebels attacking the National Convention

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How did Napoleon suppress news of his failures in Egypt?

 c) He controlled the press and censored reports

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What was the Coup d'État of 1799?

b) A military takeover by Napoleon

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What is a plebiscite?

 c) A public vote of approval

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What economic reform did Napoleon introduce?

b) A national banking system and tax reforms

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What were lycées?

b) Government-run schools to train officials

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The Concordat signed by Napoleon restored what in France?

b) Catholicism as the dominant religion

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What was the Napoleonic Code?

b) A uniform legal system

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How did Napoleon crown himself emperor?

c) He seized the crown and crowned himself

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Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory?

a) He needed money to fund wars in Europe

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What was the significance of the Battle of Trafalgar?

 b) It ensured British naval dominance

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At its height, Napoleon’s empire controlled most of Europe except:

Britain, Portugal, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire

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What was the purpose of the Continental System?

b) To weaken Britain through an economic blockade

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Why did the Continental System fail?

b) Smugglers and uncooperative allies bypassed it

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What was the Peninsular War?


a) Napoleon’s invasion of Portugal and Spain

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How did guerrillas fight against Napoleon?

b) With small, surprise attacks and then retreating

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Who helped Spain resist Napoleon’s invasion?

c) Britain

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Why did Napoleon invade Russia in 1812?


a) Russia violated the Continental System

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What strategy did the Russians use to weaken Napoleon’s army?


b) Scorched Earth Policy—destroying crops and livestock