| A | B |
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| W-D: Balance of Power | is a defensive strategy in which weak countries join together to match or exceed the power of a strong nation |
| W-D: Conservatism | is a political philosophy that protects the traditional political and social order |
| nobles | supported conservatism |
| reason Napoleon lost at Waterloo | unable to defeat enemies when armies were separated |
| liberalism and nationalism | philosophies that the Congress of Vienna wanted crushed |
| Congress of Vienna | Metternich-Austria; Wellington-Great Britain; Alexander I-Russia; Castlereagh-Great Britian |
| Code of Napoleon | basis of many European law codes, gave people equal rights, instituted throughout Europe |
| Napoleon invasion of Egypt | disrupted British trade routes to India |
| under the control of Napoleon in 1812 | Spain, Confederation of the Rhine, Grand Duchy of Warsaw |
| Napoleon's empire | developed the Code of Napoleon, French nationalism grew, Continental System developed |
| nationalism | feelings of pride in ones own nation |
| events during Napoleon's empire | Napoleonic Wars, Invasion of Russia, the Continental System |
| invasion of Russia | turning point of Napoleon's empire |
| members of the Congress of Vienna | Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, Russia, France |
| plebiscite | a vote by the people by direct ballot on a political issue |
| Congress of Vienna | made decisions after the fall of Napoleon |
| liberalism | supporters of Revolutions of 1848 and the unification, favored a republic of constitutional monarchy |
| boundaries were redrawn by the Congress of Vienna | to prevent the growth of nationalism |
| The Peninsula War | thied up French troops, gave Britain an opportunity to invade Franceshowed that the French could be defeated |
| scorched earth policy | burn everything that an enemy could use; food, supplies, shelter |
| St. Helena | Napoleon died on this island where he was exiled after his loss at Waterloo |
| Napoleon | brought stability to France after the French Revolution |
| results of the Congress of Vienna | restored European monarchies, new political map of Europe, new political philosophies |
| example of legitimacy | restoration of King Louis XVIII to France |
| nationalism | sharing of culture and ethnicity |
| reasons for Napoleonic Wars | wanted to conquer Europe, wanted to spread the ideas of the French Revolution, wanted to expand his empire and power |
| Battle of Waterloo | ended Napoleon's return to power |
| results of the French Revolution | ended French absolute monarch, bourgeoisie gained political power, Napoleon rise to power |
| result of the Battle of the Nations | Napoleon abdicated his throne |
| reason for invasion of Russia by Napoleon | did not follow Continental System |
| controlled by Napoleon | France and western, central and southern Europe |
| effect of Napoleon's rule | Napoleonic Code of Law |
| goal of Napoleonic Wars | unify Europe under French control |
| consulate | type of government install by Napoleon after the overthrow of the Directory |
| coup d' etat | sudden overthow of a government by a small group of people |
| purpose of the Congress of Vienna | restore the balance of power in Europe |
| goals of the Congress of Vienna | prevent spread of liberalism, establish new balance of power, return Europe to what it was before the French Revolution |
| reason the French supported Napoleon | Napoleon brought glory and national pride to France |
| Continental System | developed to disrupt British trade |
| effect of Napoleonic Code on Enlightenment principles | guaranteed equality of all citizens |
| legitimacy | principle that rulers driven from power can be restored to power |
| Elba | Napoleon exiled after the Battle of Nations |
| Code of Napoleon | reflected ideas of the Enlightenment, reflectled the ideals of the French Revolution, it applied to all French citizens |
