Napoleon's Empire

What is a Coup d’État?

• seizure of power 
• a gathering of naval ships for battle
• when the economic declines
• when the leader becomes a dictator 

What happens when Napoleon invades Russia? 

• Russia puts the scorched-earth policy and Napoleon loses men to the Russian Winter
• The Russians battle with Napoleon
• Napoleon does not invade Russia
• Napeolon and Russia sign a peace treaty

What is the continental system? 

• Economic plan to strengthen Europe and weaken Britain
• A new system of government 
• Working with America to gain investments
• Economic system put in place under Napoleon

Napoleon's final defeat in June of 1815

• Battle of Moscow
• Battle of Paris
• Battle of Trafalgar
• Battle of Waterloo

After his initial defeat, Napoleon was exiled to the island of ______; his second exile was to the island of _________.

• St. Helena; Elba
• Elba; Corsica
• Elba; St. Helena
• Corsica; St. Helena

During the Continental system, Napoleon banned Europe from trading with

• Britain
• Spain
• Russia
• Portugal

What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?

• Napoleonic Rules
• Napoleon's Natural Rights
• Napoleonic Code
• Checks and Balances

What two countries could Napoleon never conquer and would eventually lead to his defeat?

• France and Spain
• Austria and Hungary
• England and Russia
• Poland and Portugal

Where did Napoleon make a name for himself?

• The Committee of Public Safety
• The Directory
• The Estates General
• The French Army

The French people welcomed Napoleon because…

• 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