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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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Napoleon Terms
A. 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. Napoleon Mock Trial
The year is 1815. Napoleon has suffered his final defeat on the fields of Waterloo and is cooling his heels in prison when the Quadruple Alliance (Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia) decides to charge him with committing "crimes against humanity." As a class you are to try General Bonaparte in a mock trial in which witnesses will testify regarding the beneficial and harmful effects of the fifteen years during which he was the master of Europe. You will be assigned a role and provided with additional materials and details in class.
Napoleon Web Sites: There is a plethora of Napoleonic information to be found on the WWW. The sites below are good starting points.
Napoleon Bonaparte Internet Guide: http://www.iselinge.nl/napoleon/html/body_biography.htm
Napoleon Foundation: http://www.napoleon.org/index_flas.html The Napoleon Series: http://www.napoleonseries.org/C. 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
D. 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
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