WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The three major parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire were
A
France, Morocco, and Algeria.
B
Austria, Prussia, andSerbia.
C
the First Estate, the Second Estate, and the Third Estate.
D
the French Empire, the dependent states, and the allied states.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His Grand Empire had three parts: the French Empire, dependent states, and allied states. The dependent states were kingdoms that Napoleon’s relatives ruled, including Spain, Holland, Italy, and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. The allied states were those Napoleon defeated and forced to join him in war against Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dependent states were kingdoms under the rule of Napoleons’ relatives. These came to include Spain, Holland, the kingdom of Italy, the Swiss Republic, and the Confederation of the Rhine. The allied states including Britain, Prussia, Austria, Russia, and Sweden were against Napoleon and the French.

Detailed explanation-3: -What did Napoleon accomplish? Napoleon served as first consul of France from 1799 to 1804. In that time, Napoleon reformed the French educational system, developed a civil code (the Napoleonic Code), and negotiated the Concordat of 1801.

Detailed explanation-4: -Napoleonic France directly annexed territories in the Low Countries and western Germany, applying revolutionary legislation in full. Satellite kingdoms were set up in other parts of Germany and Italy, in Spain, and in Poland.

Detailed explanation-5: -Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed almost as quickly as it had been formed. There were two main reasons for Napoleon’s defeat: the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism.

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