WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which European powers defeated Napoleon in 1815?
A
Britain, America, Prussia, and Holland
B
Britain, Austria, France and Germany
C
Austria, Russia, America and Italy
D
Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the battle of Waterloo in 1815, Napoleon was defeated by four major powers: Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia.

Detailed explanation-2: -At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. The Corsica-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, rapidly rose in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army during the late 1790s.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1815, representatives of the European powers Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria who had collectively defeated Napoleon, met at Vienna to draw up a settlement for Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon’s French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon’s imperial power forever.

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