HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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played an important role at the Congress of Vienna
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increased their power during the French Revolution
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were executed for treason by French monarchs
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led armies against the Haitians
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is that both were removed from power during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wanting to make his voice heard, Bonaparte wrote in support of Robespierre. He hated the Terror, but he hated chaos even more. DEBAECQUE: Bonaparte is really a man of order. For him, order has to serve ideals-exactly the idea of Robespierre.
Detailed explanation-3: -Despite defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero’s reception. Outmanoeuvring the government and supported by his army he collaborated in a coup d’état to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate. By 1800 Napoleon had become the First Consul of France, and was now in a position of total power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q: How did Napoleon support the French Revolution? Napoleon created the lycée system of schools for universal education, built many colleges, and introduced new civic codes that gave vastly more freedom to the French than during the Monarchy, thus supporting the Revolution.