Napoleon to WWI Test Review

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Napoleon to WWI Test Review
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1. Why were the people of France so eager to have
Napoleon as dictator?

• Because of his popularity as a military leader.
• Because he promised order and stability.

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2. Of all that Napoleon did, what was he the most
proud of? What about freedom?

• Napoleonic Code
• Limited the rights of women, restored slavery in
  French colonies, limited freedom of speech and
  press.

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3. What is the Napoleonic Era?

• Time in Europe between 1799-1814.
• Called this because Napoleon influenced events in
  all of Europe.

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4. What was the Continental System?

• Napoleons attempt to starve the British and ruin
  their economy by imposing a blockade.

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5. What is nationalism?

• Pride in ones country.

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6. What was the Peninsular War?

• A conflict in which Spanish rebels, with the aid
  of British forces, fought to drive Napoleons
  French troops out of Spain.

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7. When Napoleon invaded Russia, what did the
Russians do?

• They used the scorched earth policyslowly
  retreated before the French army while burning
  anything of value.

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8. What happened to Napoleon on June 18, 1814?

• His final defeat took place at the Battle of
  Waterloo.

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9. What was the Congress of Vienna and what did
it do? What did it fail to do?

• Peace treaty to end the Napoleonic Wars.
• Prevented a major European war for nearly one
  hundred years.
• Ignored the problem of nationalism.

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10. What was it called when the Congress of
Vienna put the European royal families back on
their thrones?

• legitimacy

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11. The region of the Balkans and the words
powder keg are often used together. Why?

• Ethnic uprisings had led to several wars there.

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12. List Germanys early objectives at the start
of WWI.

• Wanted to attack and defeat France quickly.

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13. WWI differed from previous wars because it
was the first ____ war.

• industrialized (modern)

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14. Who was Archduke Ferdinand? Explain his
involvement in WWI.

• He was heir to the Austrian throne.
• His assassination was the spark that ignited WWI.

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15. Explain the alliance systems role in
starting WWI. What did Germany do that made the
UK declare war on them?

• All countries had to join their allies when
  attacked.
• Germany invaded the neutral country of Belgium.

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16. List the reasons why Russia stopped fighting
in WWI.

• Lack of support at home for the war.
• Rise of communism within Russia.
• Civil war within Russia

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17. List the reasons why the US got into WWI.

• unrestricted submarine warfare
• sinking of the Lusitania
• the Zimmerman telegram
• propaganda

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18. Who were the Allied Powers? Triple Alliance?

• Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, the United
  States
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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19. Who were the central powers?

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

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20. Who was the Triple Entente?

• Great Britain, France, Russia

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21. List those weapons that were used in WWI for
the first time.

• machine guns
• poison gas
• tanks
• airplanes
• submarines

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22. When WWI was over, who was blamed for the
war? What did the country have to do after it
surrendered?

• Germany
• Had to limit their military and weapons supply

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23. What was the League of Nations? What major
power did not join the league? Why?

• An association between nations promoting world
  peace.
• The United States.
• The United States wanted to move back to
  isolationism.

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24. Give a short description of the Battle of the
Marne. the Western Front.

• Proved the French could not be easily defeated.
• Stalemate bloody trench warfare the use of
  poison gas, tanks, and flame throwers.

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25. What happened to the ruling houses of
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia after WWI?

• They ceased to exist (their empires fell)

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27. Describe Woodrow Wilsons position at the
Versailles Peace Conference.

• Wanted to create a just and lasting peace.

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28. Describe Georges Clemenceaus position at the
Versailles Peace Conference.

• Wanted to punish Germany and make sure they were
  never a threat again.

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29. Fourteen Points?

• Woodrow Wilsons plans for peace after WWI,
  including the creation of a League of Nations.

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30. What was the result of the Treaty of
Versailles?

• Germany was forced to limit their military and
  weapons supply.
• Germany had to pay war reparations.

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31. After the death of Archduke Ferdinand, what
did Austria-Hungary say to Serbia?

• They delivered an ultimatum, a list of demands to
  the Serbian government that must be met or there
  would be war.

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33. List the major causes of WWI.

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

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Know the following terms

• coup detat
• Fourth Coalition
• Waterloo
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Kaiser Wilhelm II