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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France video Guide
1. Napoleon was portrayed as a fearless warrior just beneath God. The only person he could not conquer was his ______.
2. Napoleon was born on ______, a small Mediterranean island off the coast of France.
3. Napoleon was born on a ______in a downstairs sitting room.
4. Although a realist, Napoleon’s mother thought her children could do ______.
5. The year Napoleon was born, the island of Corsica was involved in a war with ______for its independence.
6. As a Corsican, Napoleon was looked down upon as a ______-class Frenchman. This was a driving force behind his personal and military development.
7. Napoleon was probably a ______. He had an amazing brain capacity.
8. Napoleon moved to ______in 1784. Almost immediately, people commented on his enormous ______.
9. Napoleon studied ______, ______and other great leaders in history in an effort to determine what made them great.
10. How old was Napoleon when he became a French officer?
11. “By taking the greatest risks himself, how could any of his men refuse him and not follow his lead in ______?”
12. In 1795, Napoleon was called to protect the ______from mobs of angry Royalist supporters. Firing his ______in the streets of Paris, he drove the Royalists out. As a result of these acts, he was then given command of the French army in ______.
13. After courting her for less than one year, he married ______on March 9, 1796.
14. Who was France’s mortal enemy of the time?
15. Where did Napoleon choose to confront the British armies?
16. In July 1798 Napoleon landed in Egypt and quickly took the city of ______.
17. Although this was clearly a military expedition, how did Napoleon also make this an intellectual expedition?
18. They discovered the ______.
19. The three countries who formed a coalition against France:
20. Why did Napoleon become the ‘laughing stock’ of Europe?
21. After 10 years of revolution and civil upheaval, the French people were looking for ______.
22. What occurred November 9, 1799:
23. Napoleon made ______a top priority. He also abolished ______, and established a code of ______.
24. Although head of state, Napoleon never stopped being a ______.
25. Napoleon’s insatiable appetite for glory and power turned out to be his ______.
26. In 1804, Napoleon became ______of France. He even put the ______onto his own head.
27. In 1811, Napoleon had a son with his new wife named ______.
28. How did Napoleon become a hero in France?
29. What was Napoleon’s catastrophic mistake in 1812?
30. What engulfed Napoleon and his armies in Russia?
31. How many of Napoleon’s men died, deserted, or were captured in Russia?
32. On April 11, 1814, Napoleon was replaced and was exiled to the island of ______.