A Biography (or Obituary?

) of Napoleon Bonaparte

1. Where was he born? CORSICA

2. At age 20, what was he doing with his life? MILITARY
3. How did Napoleon “hide” his military “losses” from French citizens?
SPIES, CENSORING THE PRESS
4. Which governmental body did Napoleon overthrow? THE DIRECTORY
5. What did he replace it with? CONSULATE
6. What title did Napoleon bestow upon himself? FIRST CONSUL
7. In 1804, Napoleon invited the Pope to oversea his coronation as Emperor of France. What ridiculous thing did
he do? TOOK THE THRONE FROM POPES HANDS AND THRONED HIMSELF

8. Napoleon was known for holding plebiscites as he rose to power. What were these and did they go in his
favor? POPULAR VOTE BY BALLOT

9. Napoleon replace liberty, equality, fraternity with this slogan

ORDER, SECURITY, EFFICIENCY
10. How did he help France’s economy?
NEW INDUSTRY, CONTROLLED PRICES, NEW SCHOOL, NEW ROADS
11. How did he make amends with the Catholic Church?
CONCORDAT of 1801 WHICH GAVE BACK MANY RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS
12. How did he with the support of all classes?
a. from émigrés – LET THEM COME BACK
b. from peasants - LAND
c. from middle Class - JOBS
13. The Napoleonic Code embodied what principles?
EQUALITY, RELIGIOUS TOLERATION, ABOLISH FEUDALISM
14. What was wrong with the code?
LEFT OUT WOMEN, ELIMINATED SOME REFORMS
15. On the battlefield, Napoleon valued these tactics ---
RAPID MOVEMENTS, LARGE ARMIES
16. How did he use forceful diplomacy to his advantage?
PUT FRIENDS RELATIVES ON THRONE
17. Which European country seemed to elude Napoleon’s control?
BRITAIN
18. What was Napoleon’s plan to take down Britain? Did it work?
CONTINENTAL SYSTEM, NO
19. Summarize Napoleon’s influence through Empire building by 1812.
SPREADING REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS IN EUROPE
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