History 23.2-23.5 – Flashcards
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A _____ describes a sudden, forceful seizure of governmental control
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Coup D'état
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At first, in an attempt to appear to be a constitutionally chosen leader, Napoleon held a vote of the people, or ______
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Plebiscite
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As a part of his reform program, Napoleon set up lycées, or _____
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Public schools
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In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself _____ of france
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Emperor
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To restore good relations between France and the Roman Catholic Church,Napoleon and the pope signed a _____
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Concordat
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In Egypt and later in the battle of ______, Napoleon shuddered rare military defeats at the hands of the same man, British admiral Horatio Nelson
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Trafalagar
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In 1806, Napoleon attempted to make Europe more self-sufficient through the use of the ______
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Continental system
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Great Britain responded with a _____ against France, which became the major cause of a war between Britain and the US
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Blockade
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Because Portugal refused to honor the ______, Napoleon sent an army from Spain to invade
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Continental system
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French actions in speaking lead to an armed resistance by _______ and a long and drawing in conflict called the ______
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Guerrillas, peninsula war
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In 1812, Napoleon and 400,000'troops encountered severe difficulties as a result of the _____ used by the russian leader
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Scorched-earth policy
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After suffering defeat at the hands of King Frederick William III and _____, Napoleon was exiled to the island of _____
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Czar Alexander I, Elba
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After escaping reality from exile, Napoleon gathered volunteers from the French countryside and seized power from _____
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King Louis XVIII
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Napoleons last bid for power, called _____, ended with his defeat at _____
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Hundred days, waterloo
