Answers to Friday 5: March 13th

 1.  Define reactionary and provide an example.

-Opposing political or social change or new ideas, idealizing the past and not wanting to progress.

-favouring the old regime, having a reaction to things that is usually conservative (being against progress)

-example Napoleon's ideas on women's rights (were not reformed in the civil code)

2. What was the continental system?

-Napoleon's attempt to stop nations in his empire from trading with Britain because he knew that Britain needed to trade in order to prosper. A trade blockade.

3. What three things led to Napoleon’s demise?

-Continental system -Russian campaign -Battle of Waterloo -Crowning himself Emperor???

4. Define censorship and state how Napoleon used it.

-censorship is when citizens are prevented from seeing/reading/experiencing certain ideas, images, publications

-Napoleon used censorship by banning those like Mdm de Stael who criticized him, censoring things that made him look bad or exposed the truth around his military campaign failures or the economy

5. How did Napoleon use Nationalism to his benefit, ensure to state what it is.

-Nationalism is when you think your country and culture is superior and you are proud of your country no matter what it does. Extreme nationalism looks like racism and can lead to persecution of peole like Germany in WWII with persecution of the Jewish population.

-Napoleon used Nationalism by keeping his citizens loyal to France so that he could stay in power and spread his country’s influence throughout Europe. He also used these feelings of Nationalism in other countries to help defeat old monarchies in other countries like Austria.