FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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Coup d’etat
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Elba
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Waterloo
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Corsica
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: A sudden overthrow of government is called a coup (pronounced ‘koo’) or even a coup d’etat (pronounced ‘koo deh-tah’).
Detailed explanation-2: -Brazilian Revolution of 1930: An armed revolution culminated in a coup d’état which ousted President Washington Luís and established the Brazilian military junta of 1930.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coup or an overthrow, is the illegal and overt seizure of a State by the military or other elites within the state apparatus.
Detailed explanation-4: -Coup d’état means “a sudden attempt by a small group of people to take over the government usually through violence.” But in its second sense, coup means “an impressive victory or achievement that usually is difficult or unexpected": It was a major coup when the team traded for the star pitcher.