| A | B |
| balance of power | all countries are equal in power |
| blockade | a forcible closing of ports to prevent movement in and out |
| coup d'tat | sudden seizure of power |
| exiled | banished from a country |
| guerrillas | ordinary people that are untrained fighters that have organized into fighting groups |
| Napoleonic Code | Comprehensive set of laws that promoted order & authority over individual rights |
| nationalism | idea of one taking pride in their country |
| puppet nation | when a country's leader is being controled/told what to do by another country's leader |
| scorched-earth policy | burn fields/ kill livestock - leave nothing behind that the enemy could use |
| merit | one's achievement based on what one has done/earned |