FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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Napoleon and his Grand Army invaded Russia because
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Russia ignored the blockade against Great Britain.
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Czar Alexander threatened to kill him.
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Louis XVIII was plotting with Russia to overthrow Napoleon’s government.
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Napoleon found out Russia was going to invade France and wanted to strike first.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon’s armies marched into Russia in 1812 in an attempt to force Tsar Alexander I to cease trading with Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The desperate Russians, however, adopted a “scorched-earth” policy: whenever they retreated, they burned the places they left behind. Napoleon’s army had trouble finding supplies, and it grew progressively weaker the farther it marched.
Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleon failed to conquer Russia in 1812 for several reasons: faulty logistics, poor discipline, disease, and not the least, the weather. Napoleon’s method of warfare was based on rapid concentration of his forces at a key place to destroy his enemy.
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