Napoleon AP Classroom
The painting of Napoleon shown above portrays him as which of the following?
An imperial ruler
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Napoleonic Code?
It protected private property and the authority of husbands within the family.
Ernst Arndt, German poet, "The German Fatherland," 1813 The sentiments expressed in the poem are best understood in the context of which of the following?
Reactions against the occupation of Germany by Napoleon's armies
Countries in the coalitions that opposed Revolutionary and Napoleonic France were most eager to adopt which provision of the decree?
The creation of nationally based mass conscript armies
Which of the following actions by Napoleon aided the cause of German unification?
The elimination of many small states and the political reorganization of territory
The following question refers to the topic of Napoleon's rise and fall.
The need to maintain a unified France in the face of continued resistance by other European powers to his imperial conquests
In subsequent years, the French government used the institutions created by the decree to
attempt to spread French Revolutionary ideals throughout Europe
The dark areas in the map above represent the
farthest extent of lands ruled directly by Napoleonic France
Napoleon's establishment of what he called republics in various conquered territories is best explained by
his nominal adherence to the French Revolutionary principle of popular sovereignty
A historian would be most likely to use the two images as evidence that the Napoleonic Wars
inspired nationalist sentiment in both Germany and Spain
Napoleon's mobilization of large conscript armies is best understood as a continuation of the military practices of
the French Revolutionary period
The basic goal of Napoleon's Continental System was to
weaken England economically
