USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The allied states joined Napoleon’s struggle because they
A
had hostile relations with neighboring states
B
supported the liberal ideals of the FR
C
had been defeated by Napoleon and were forced to take his side
D
wanted to play a dominant role in Napoleon’s Grand Empire
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon could now count Spain, Prussia, the Ottoman Empire, Bavaria, Wurttemberg, Baden, and his satellite kingdoms of Italy, Naples and Holland as allies. Although French power dominated the alliance, the agreements were based upon mutual interests. Opposed to France stood Russia, Britain and Sweden.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, the Bourbon Monarchy was restored in France. The brothers of the executed Louis XVI, namely Louis XVIII and Charles X, successively mounted the throne and instituted a conservative government aiming to restore the proprieties, if not all the institutions, of the Ancien Régime.

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