Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
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| The military general who rose to power to become Emperor of the French Empire; he restored order to France following the French Revolution | ||
| The island in the Mediterranean Sea where Napoleon was born in 1769 | ||
| This was one of the many titles Napoleon received during his rise to power and his reign of power | ||
| A sudden seizure of power; Napoleon used this to gain power in France | ||
| A yes or no vote on an issue; Napoleon used this to gain power in France | ||
| A government run public school established by Napoleon | ||
| An agreement signed by Napoleon and the Pope to restore the Catholic Church | ||
| A comprehensive set of laws that created a uniform set of laws for the people of France; it promoted order and authority over individual rights | ||
| Napoleon was crowned the Emperor of France in an elaborate ceremony in the Notre Dame Catherdral in Paris | ||
| This was a naval battle fought between Britain and France; because France lost, Napoleon was forced to give up his plans to invade Britain | ||
| This was an enormous victory for Napoleon against the Russian and Austrian armies; this demonstrated his dominance of Europe | ||
| A temporary alliance | ||
| A blockade set up between continental Europe and Britain in an attempt to make Europe self-sufficient; Napoleon's ulterior motive was to destroy Britain's commercial and industrial economy | ||
| Napoleon invaded Spain, desposed the king and tried to put his brother Joseph on the throne; the Spanish resisted and defeated Napoleon's army | ||
| A feeling of loyalty to one's land or people; this was used by the Spanish to unite and defeat Napoleon | ||
| When ordinary peasants hid and ambushed the French army; they attacked then fled; they had the support of the British | ||
| Czar Alexander I refused to stop selling grain to Britain; as a result, Napoleon attacked his country with the Grand Army | ||
| The group of men drafted by Napoleon from the countries he had "liberated"; they had no loyalty to Napoleon or France | ||
| The systematic burning of grain fields, the killing of livestock and the destruction of other item to keep them from the enemy | ||
| An alliance between Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia and Sweden who capitalized on Napoleon's weakness and defeated him | ||
| To banish | ||
| The island off the coast of Italy where Napoleon was banished to after his first loss to the Grand Coalition | ||
| This was Napoleon's final defeat; this loss brought an end to the French Empire and Napoleon's military career | ||
| The island off the coast of Africa where Napoleon was banished to after his final loss to the Grand Coalition | ||
| A gathering of royalty called to order by four of the Great Powers to celebrate and confirm the defeat of Napoleon | ||
| A country strong enough to shape or influence international events | ||
| To restore Europe to pre-Napoleon days | ||
| The making of agreements by officials to establish the peace; used by the Congress of Vienna | ||
| The most influential member of the Congress of Vienna; he worked for Austria but called himself a "Citizen of Europe" | ||
| An attempt to strengthen the countries around France to prevent future French aggression | ||
| An attempt to ensure that no country was a threat to another; as a result, France remained a Great Power (kept borders, kept army) | ||
| An attempt to restore the royal families Napoleon had removed from power by putting the rightful heirs back on their thrones | ||
| An attempt to strengthen the countries around France to prevent future French aggression |