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The French revolution (Sect 4 & 5)

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  • Indemnity
    Compensation paid to a nation for damage inflicted on it
  • who were against change, but also wanted to undo some changes.
    Reactionaries
  • What was the strategy of the Russian Army?
    Scorched- Earth Policy
  • Scorched-Earth Policy
    Tactic of burning or destroying crops and anything else of value to an invading army
  • What were the three principles that guided the Congress of Vienna?
    Compensation, balance of power, and legitimacy
  • What are the Three leading principles that guided the congress of Vienna?
    Balance of power, Legitimacy, Compensation
  • Plebiscite:
    Procedure used to submit the constitution of a new government to the people for a yes or no vote
  • What is Liberalism
    Political movement believing in representative government protecting individual rights and the rule of law; also refers to movements to reform government
  • How old was he when he became a general?
    25
  • Legitimacy
    Principle involving restoring former ruling families to their thrones
  • Name the Quintuple Alliance .
    Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, France
  • TRUE OR FALSE: The coronation of Napoleon marked the return of France to an absolute monarchy.
    True
  • Where was Napoleon definitively defeated?
    In Waterloo.
  • Mention 5 countries Napoleon invaded.
    Portugal, Austria, Spain, Italy, Poland, Russia
  • By whom was Napoleon proclaimed emperor?
    He proclaimed himself emperor.
  • Name one of Napoleon wives
    Josephine de Beauharnais / Marie Louise
  • What was Napoleon's main ambition?
    Build enormous personal power.
  • How did Metternich try to stop liberalism?
    He tried to stop liberalism through the use of secret police and military suppression