Napoleon & The Congress of Vienna

Which of the following was NOT a reform that took place under Napoleon's rule? 

• Established public education opportunities
• Institutes a period of women's rights
• Set up a fair and equal tax code that led to a stable economy
• Seized power through a coup'etat and issued the Napoleonic code

Which of the following describes why Napoleon was able to quickly gain power? 

• The French political system was finally stable after Robespierre executed any enemy of the republic
• The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change
• The newly created French republic of virtue insisted on having a firm leader that would expand the empire across all of Europe
• All of the above 

The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon? 

• There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
• Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
• The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
• The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army

Which of the following describes what happened when Napoleon instituted the Continental System?

• Napoleon's troops were not able to withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics used by Spanish nationalists
• The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result
• The Russians used the scorched-earth policy to eventually starve Napoleons army
• The blockade successfully restricted British trade and led to fall of Great Britain

Napoleon assumed dictatorial powers through a sudden seizure of power known as a coupd'etat 

• True 
• False

Napoleon helped women to gain more rights.

• True
• False

What happened to Napoleon after he lost the Battle of Waterloo during the hundred days?

• He was sent to the island of Elba

• He was sent to the island of St. Helena where he died of stomach cancer 6 years later

• He was executed by means of the guillotine

• He was sent to the island of Elba where he drank a red bull, grew wings, and escaped

Why was the Peninsular War considered one of Napoleons three costly mistakes?

• His brother Joseph was not able to withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics used by Spanish nationalists and Napoleon lost many men.

• The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result

• The Russians used the scorched-earth policy to eventually starve Napoleons army

• The blockade successfully restricted British trade and led to fall of Great Britain

The main purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to do which of the following?

• decide how to control the Industrial Revolution
• decide how to stop Nationalism from spreading any further throughout Europe
• decide how to put Europe back together after the Fall of Napoleon’s Empire and create a Balance of Power on the Continent of Europe
• decide how to keep Great Britain from becoming the most powerful European Country

The French people welcomed Napoleon because…

• he was a strong farmer and they hoped he would fix the famine that France was experiencing

• he completely disagreed with the ideas of the French Revolution

• he was the son of King Louis XVI

• he promised to bring law and order to France after the chaos of the Reign of Terror and was a strong military leader