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15 Cards in this Set
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Clemens von
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Dominated European politics until 1848. Voice of conservatism in Europe.
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Napoleon's reforms in France
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gave full citizenship rights to citizens; he abolished manorial fees
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Continental System
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Napoleon required all countries that were under his influence to not trade with Britain.
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Why did the Continental System fail?
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Napoleon thought the System would unify Europe, but Europeans continued to demand overseas goods that only the British could provide.
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How did Britain react to the Continental System?
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Britain blockaded Europe to destroy French imports and shipping, with the ultimate goal of weakening its position in world markets
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Berlin Decree
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Napoleon prohibited the importation of British goods to the continent
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Order in Council
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said all good that were bound for Europe had to pass through England
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Milan Decree
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declared that any neutral ship complying with British orders would be seized.
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Herder
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German theologian, argued that a true culture must arise from native roots, the Volk
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volksgeist
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The culture of the German people
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Fichte
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said the state should be the embodiment of the sovereign will of the
people |
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Battle of Nations
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After Napoleon's defeat in Russia he raised a new army that was defeated
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Waterloo
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Where Napoleon was defeated after escaping from exile by The Duke of Wellington
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The Treaty of Paris
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France was given its 1792 borders, no reparations, and the exile of Napoleon to Elba
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Napoleon's Russian Campaign
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Napoleon expected a quick victory over Russia but waited until the winter to keep fighting. He eventually lost
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