MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What features of the French revolution did Napoleon keep and get rid of?-He got rid of the representative government and was a dictator.-He kept the concepts of citizens’ equality, individual liberty, and protection of property rights. A law he put in to safeguard these ideals was the Napoleonic Code.
Detailed explanation-2: -A few days after his humiliating rout at Waterloo, on June 22, 1815, Napoleon once again abdicated the throne of France. That October, he was exiled to the remote, British-held island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. He died there on May 5, 1821, at age 51, most likely from stomach cancer.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French Revolution was a historic event and inspired people all over Europe. It spread the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity and generated the spirit of nationalism. The feeling of brotherhood and oneness inspired people. Nations began to be formed by those who shared a common history.
Detailed explanation-4: -Napoleon’s conquests cemented the spread of French revolutionary legislation to much of western Europe. The powers of the Roman Catholic church, guilds, and manorial aristocracy came under the gun. The old regime was dead in Belgium, western Germany, and northern Italy.