What island did Napoleon come from?

1. What island did Napoleon come from? Corsica

2. How did Nappy benefit from the French Rev.? nationalism, military mobilization

3. What document gave him this power? Constitution of Year VIII

4. What was his title when he first took over the government? How much power did it give him? First Consul, pretty much absolute

5. Name two parts of the Napoleonic Code. civic equality, no guilds, promotion based on merit, end to social hierarchy, religious tolerance

6. What two groups supported his rise to power? bourgeoisie & land owning peasants

7. Name two things he did to squelch his domestic opposition. Centralize government, execution, give them high government posts (with little power), secret police

8. What did Nappy sell to the U.S. in 1803 because he needed cash for war? What U.S. president bought it from him? Louisiana, Jefferson

9. What defeat in 1805 convinced Nappy to turn East in search of territory? Trafalgar (the British & Lord Nelson)

10. Who formed the Quadruple Alliance against him? GB, Austria, Prussia, Russia

11. What foreign minister from Austria comes to the fore at the COV? Metternich

12. What treaty and 2 battles were key in giving Napoleon control of Europe? Austerlitz (Austria), Jena (Prussia), and the Treaty of Tilsit with Russia

13. What did he declare in the Berlin Decrees? start of Cont. system, no trade with GB

14. Who supported the Spanish Guerillas against Nappy? RC Church & GB (Wellington)

15. How was the war with Spain a major problem for Nappy? slow drain on resources

16. At what time was he at his territorial peak? What basic area did he control at this time? 1810-11, the majority of continental Europe

17. Who was the Czar of Russia at the time of Napoleon? Name 2 areas where he clashed w/ Nappy. Alexander I; Grand Duchy of Warsaw, possible marriage to his daughter, restrictions of Continental System

18. What strategy did the Russians use to defeat Napoleon after his invasion in 1812? • Scorched earth (destroy everything useful & back up)

19. Who rallied to attack Napoleon from the east in 1813-14? From the west? • East: Austria, Prussia & Russia; West: Great Britain

20. Where was his final military defeat? What general led the opposition? Waterloo, Wellington (from GB)

21. What was his reorganization of the German states called? Confederation of the Rhine

22. How did he bring an end to the Ancien Regime? spread ideals of Rev. across Europe

23. What was the goal of the Continental System? Economic defeat of GB

24. Name two things that led to the downfall of the Continental System. desire for luxury goods, British blockade, lack of unity behind Napoleon, desire to trade with GB

25. What were the 2 primary goals of the Congress of Vienna? Make sure that no one state ever dominated again

26. What two places did Nappy wind up in exile? Elba & St. Helena

27. What were the two main impacts of the 100 Days? peace tougher for France, kept A,GB & F from fighting with P & R

28. Name 2 reasons he bit the dust in Russia. cold, starvation, scorched earth, won’t give him big battle

29. What was the Holy Alliance? Alexander’s idea that the great powers should bind together and commit to Christian ideals to maintain peace in Europe

30. Where was “Nappy a Muslim”? What does this show about his feelings toward religion? Egypt, it’s a matter of convenience (he has no 1 strong set of religious views)

31. Name the British minister who came up with a peace plan prior to the COV and two parts of his plan Castlereagh, Bourbons, buffer states, Quad Alliance

32. What movement started in Germany in response to Nappy & the FR? German Nationalism

33. What effect does Napoleon have on the political power of the Church? greatly diminishes it

34. What type of government was favored by the Congress of Vienna? Legitimate Monarchy

35. How does the COV attempt to isolate France? sets up buffer states around it (Netherlands, Swiss Confed., Sardinia, etc.)

36. How does the COV deal with the Confederation of the Rhine? Turns it into Germanic Confederation, and Germany remains dissolute (not unified)

37. What “question” almost pushes the Quadruple Alliance into war with each other during the COV? Polish-Saxon question

38. In what two areas did romanticism flourish? Why? • Germany and GB, most impacted by actions of Nappy

39. What is the volksgeist? spirit of the German people

40. What period of history did many romantics look to for inspiration? How can this be seen in their architecture? Middle Ages, gothic revival

41. What religious movement best captured the spirit of Romanticism? • Methodism (John Wesley)

42. What was Hegel’s view of the ongoing pattern of history? • Thesis vs. anti-Thesis = Synthesis (which becomes the new thesis)

43. What was Goethe’s message about knowledge & religion in Faust? • The pursuit of knowledge and a lack of faith can only lead you to the Devil

44. What did Kant argue proved the existence of God? • The basic moral imperative in all human beings

45. How did Rousseau serve as a bridge between the enlightenment and the romantic era? • Emphasis on emotion and total experience in human education

46. Why did the Romantics reject the classics? • Because they rejected the idea that humans remain basically the same over time

47. Identify at least three English romantic poets. • Keats, Byron, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Johnson

48. Name 3 things Nationalists use to define nations language, ethnicity, history, culture

49. What kind of people did liberals tend to be? Wealthy, educated & excluded

50. Who did liberals want to deny representation to? Why? lower classes, unfit for rep (nothing special about them)