AP European History
Unit 10 Assignment – Napoleon & Romanticism
Unit Readings:
Western Heritage
Chapter 20
Modern European History
Chapter 15, 16 (pp. 207-214), and 17
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A. Napoleon Terms
Identify each of the following terms in complete sentences (who, what, when, where!), being sure to explain why the item is historically significant.
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11. Continental System (Berlin Decrees + Milan Decrees) 12. Peninsular War (against Spain) 13. "Scorched Earth" Policy 14. Battle of Borodino (1812) 15. Battle of the Nations (or Leipzig) (1813) 16. Elba 17. Congress of Vienna 18. The One Hundred Days 19. Battle of Waterloo (1815) 20. St. Helena |
B. The Congress of Vienna
You are an American diplomat at the 1814-1815 Congress of Vienna. Although your country has little role to play at this conference, President James Madison has requested that you observe the proceedings and keep him informed of all significant developments. Compose a report to President Madison in which you address …
a) The main purpose, concerns, and goals of the European delegates gathered at the Congress of Vienna
b) The main decisions arrived at
c) The role played by Metternich
d) How defeated France was treated
e) The creation of "buffer states"
f) Concepts of conservatism and legitimacy
C. Romanticism
Discuss what is meant by the "Romantic Movement." What were the Romantics reacting against? Explain how the following thinkers contributed to romanticism …
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Émile
- Immanuel Kant and the subjective nature of human knowledge
- John Wesley and Methodism