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