Napoleon Quiz

what was napoleon’s motto?

order, efficiency and security

what does the idea of merit mean?

people’s jobs are based on their skills and talents and not on social class

who was horatio nelson?

british admiral who was killed in battle of trafalgar

what was the egyptian campaign?

napoleon led a campaign in egypt to protect french trade and disrupt british trade with india. the campaign failed, but napoleon still kept his reputation as a hero

what was the directory?

the system of government before napoleon took power

what was the confederation of the rhine?

after the holy roman empire dissolved, it became the confederation of the rhine which is a collection of german states

what was the continental system?

a system that was supposed to make continental europe more self-sufficient

what was france’s naval blockade?

it was supposed to cut off trade with great britain

what was the peninsular war?

napoleon’s troops went through spain to invade portugal and spanish citizens were worried napoleon would attack them so guerillas (unofficial army members) got together to attack the french army with the help of great britain 

why did napoleon invade russia?

the russian tsar didn’t follow the continental system

what was the invasion of russia?

-napoleon invaded russia with over 400,000 men because the russian tsar wouldn't follow the continental system

-during the campaign, russians used the scorched earth tactic and burned all of france’s food and resources

- the only battle was at borodino

-the french captured moscow

-once winter came, napoleon retreated but was battered by cold, disease and russian attacks

how did the continental system weaken france?

-great britain created their own blockade against europe to stop ships from getting into europe

-great britain smuggled things through the blockade

-countries like russia dropped out of the continental system

how did the peninsular war weaken napoleon’s control over europe?

-the war drained france’s resources

-other nations saw that napoleon wasn’t invincible

-it encourage nationalism in other parts of the empire

how did the russian invasion weaken napoleon’s control over europe?

-napoleon lost over 390,000 of his men

-his reputation of “invincible” was destroyed

-european nations formed a new alliance against him

-france no longer had enough resources to control its empire

where was napoleon exiled to the first time? 

the island of elba

who became king of france after napoleon was exiled?

louis xviii, the brother of xvi

after napoleon came back from exile and raised an army, where and who did his army fight against

he attacked the british army in waterloo, belgium

who was the duke of wellington?

the leader of the British troops who defeated napoleon’s army

what were the hundred days?

napoleon’s last bid for power

where was napoleon’s last exile?

the island of st. helena