The RISE and FALL of …
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The RISE and FALL of …
Born August 15, 1769 in Corsica Sent to multiple military schools for training Became an _______________________
Opportunities for Glory 1793 – forces British troops out of French harbor of Toulon. 1794 – defeats Austrian troops in Italy 1795 – fends off an angry mob of royalists
________________________ At 26 years of age, he is put in charge of defending the French
interior 1796 – wins victories against Italians and Austrians
Defeat Attempts to disrupt trade between Britain and India, but
loses Battle of the Nile to Admiral Horatio Nelson of the British Navy
Napoleon _______________________________________
Napoleon and his supporters take advantage of a weakened Directory (____________________) Armed members of Napoleon’s supporters force a coup d’etat
This is a forced transfer of power Government is turned over to Napoleon Nov. 1799
Consulate takes place of Directory Napoleon is put in charge of 1st Consul The structure of the republic was still in place, but
Napoleon _______________________________________ Napoleon becomes _______________
Submits a plebiscite (question put before all voters) asking if citizens of France wanted an empire; they say YES
_____ comes to crown Napoleon, but Napoleon _____________________________________________________
Extension of wars fought between ______________________________________________________________ France becomes dominant
European power Great Britain is ______________
Napoleon loses at ___, wins on ______ Loses Battle of Trafalgar to
Admiral Nelson and British navy Defeats Russian and Austrian
troops at Battle of Austerlitz near Vienna
Creates _____________________ A ___________________________
____________________ Portugal refuses to follow Continental System Napoleon quickly conquers Spain; places
brother Joseph on Spanish throne Great Britain sends help to Spanish
Biggest threat comes from _________________ Bands of peasants use _________________ and
ambush French troops Now battling two military forces and the Spanish
people, Napoleon is forced to ______________________ Napoleon dominates Europe through
____________________________ (page 612)
Reform of Church-State Relations ______________ (agreement with
pope) recognizes influence of Roman Catholic Church in France
Economic reforms ___________________________ ___________________________
Legal and Educational reforms Creates ________________________
Makes laws _______________________
CONS Promotes order
and authority over ________________
_________________censored for political content
Denied rights for _______; husbands have total authority over wives
PROS Made laws
uniform across the nation
__________________________________
Established a network of ___________________________________________________
PROS Made laws
uniform across the nation
__________________________________
Established a network of ___________________________________________________
Russian Czar Alexander I mobilizes troops in response to the _____________________
Napoleon wants to teach czar a lesson and mobilizes troops east to move into Russia
June 1812 – Napoleon and 600,000 troops enter Russia
Soldiers were young recruits with little or no loyalty _______________________________________ July heat causes _________________________ Peasant’s ___________________________________ for
advancing French army
In August 1812, French finally engage Russians Both sides experience great
casualties French march on to Moscow, but
find a deserted city in flames No longer able to support his
troops, Napoleon orders the march home
True horror sets in with the _________________ French return through the burned
fields ________________________________kill
thousands of troops Russian peasants attack
Napoleon’s army is decimated; only 94,000 troops return
Napoleon fights ___________________________upon return and loses He is exiled to Elba, a small island of the coast off
Italy, and is forced to give up his throne He retains ________________and is given a small
pension __________________
Napoleon escapes after a year in exile and returns to France to great cheering and loyalty from thousands of citizens and great hatred from thousands more
The Hundred Days was a __________________________________________________
Final Showdown between ___________________ by the Duke of Wellington Prussian troops
arrived to aid Britain Napoleon was no
match for their combined strength
Napoleon suffered a crushing defeat signaling ________________________________________
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Napoleon is captured and exiled to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic He dies in exile six years later at the age of 51
•Napoleon’s Legacy•Made some basic ideas of the _____________ part of the French government•__________________________•__________________________
•Fueled the spread of _________________•_______________________________________________•Feelings of ______________ spread not only through France, but also through peoples that Napoleon had conquered
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