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= Thermidorian Reaction and the Directory, 1794-1799 =

The Directory 1795-1799
63. Put the following people on a political spectrum with the most radical ones on the left and the most conservative on the right: Danton, Robespierre, Jacques Hebert, Abbé Sieyes

64. Why was Robespierre suddenly beheaded? (702)

65. Which group of people came into power in France during the Thermidorian reaction?

66. Describe two big changes in government policy that occurred between 1795 and 1801. (703)

67. France was ruled by a five man executive committee from 1795 to 1799. This was called...

The Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815
1. Give several reasons why the French people were very willing to accept Napoleon as a military dictator? (704-705)

2. What specific policies did Napoleon put into effect for each of the following groups: the middle class, rich bankers, peasants, the old nobility, bureaucrats, the Catholic Church?

3. Name a social group that actually lost rights under Napoleon’s rule. (705)

4 What does it mean that France became a police state by 1810? (705)

5. By 1801 Napoleon had conquered all of the following regions, except: Austria, Northern Italy, Russia, German lands on the west bank of the Rhine. (705)
 * Napoleon’s Expansion in Europe**

6. Explain why Napoleon was unable to carry out his planned invasion of England in 1805 even though he had his army and landing craft all in position to cross the Channel. (706)

7. What big change did Napoleon make in the French government in 1804? (706)

8. What changes did Napoleon make in the German states after he conquered them?

9. What were the three parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire? (708)
 * The Grand Empire and its End**

10. List four specific impacts that Napoleon’s rule had on the European countries that he conquered. (708)

11. Explain what the continental system was and evaluate how successful it was in the long run. (707-708)

12. After years of spectacular victories, what big military mistake in 1812 precipitated the downfall of Napoleon in 1814? (708)

13. Who became the leader of France in 1814 after Napoleon was sent into exile on Elba? (711)

14. What is the significance of the “Hundred Days”? (711)

15. Napoleon’s defeat at which battle resulted in his final exile to St. Helena, a remote speck in the Atlantic Ocean?(711)