Napoleon Study Guide
1.) Napoleon was born on the island of _____________________.
2.) What factors may have influenced Napoleon’s personality?
3.) Why could Napoleon’s personality be described as complex?
4.) How did Napoleon rise to power?
5.) In what year did Napoleon overthrow the Directory and take control of the French
government?
6.) What title did Napoleon take in 1804?
7.) The Napoleonic Code was a reform of the nation’s _____________________.
a.) educational system
b.) legal system
c.) economy
8.) Describe the Concordat of 1801 that Napoleon negotiated with the Pope.
9.) Why was Napoleon so militarily successful?
10.) Explain how nationalism worked in Napoleon’s favor and against him.
11.) Which European power was Napoleon unable to conquer?
A.) Spain
B.) Italy
C.) Great Britain
D.) Austria
12.) France was defeated by the British navy in the 1805 Battle of ________________
off the coast of Spain.
13) What was the name of the strategy the British used to defeat the French and Spanish
fleets in this battle? Draw a picture or describe this strategy.
14.) The _____________________________ was Napoleon’s policy to cripple Britain’s
economy by cutting them off from trade with the rest of Europe.
15.) Napoleon divorced __________________ in 1809 because she could not have any
more children.
16.) A disastrous attempt to invade ___________________ marked the end of
Napoleon’s empire.
17.) Explain what the Russians did by practicing scorched –earth policy.
18.) What was most responsible for the huge number of French deaths in Russia?
19.) After retreating from Russia, Napoleon was defeated by the Fourth Coalition in the
1813 Battle of __________________.
20.) After abdicating in 1814, Napoleon was exiled to the island of ______________.
21.) What does the time period known as the “Hundred Days” refer to?
22.) Napoleon’s final defeat was in Belgium in 1815 at the Battle of ________________.
23.) The British leader who “outgeneraled” Napoleon in his last battle was the Duke of
______________________________.
24.) Napoleon was exiled the last time to the island of _______________________,
where he died in 1821.
25.) Following Napoleon’s exile, other world leaders held the Congress of
_________________ to try to restore stability and order in Europe.