Napoleonic Code and Citizenship in France
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What was the main aim of the Napoleonic laws?

  • To maintain feudal and religious practices
  • To expand the power of the clergy
  • To strengthen aristocratic influence
  • To centralize and secularize new states (correct)
  • Which of the following rights were affirmed by the Napoleonic laws?

  • Legal right of men to control women (correct)
  • Workers' rights to collective bargaining
  • Women's rights to property ownership
  • Equal rights for children
  • What was the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on French expansion?

  • Expansion of religious practices in new states
  • Weakening of centralized and secular states
  • Defeat of the First Coalition and formation of the Second Coalition (correct)
  • Strengthening of French aristocratic influence
  • What was the status of trade unions under the Napoleonic laws?

    <p>Outlawed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of fathers according to the Napoleonic laws?

    <p>Ruled over everything in the family</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the decree of August 23rd, 1793?

    <p>It opened the French army to all male inhabitants of the nation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Napoleon introduce into the formal system of war tactics and maneuvers?

    <p>Unprofessional mass soldiers capable of quick movement and defeating the enemy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of Napoleon's strengths as a military leader?

    <p>Improvisation on the battlefield.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Napoleon do to surprise and demolish his opponents on the battlefield?

    <p>Ignored the old rules and introduced new tactics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Napoleon achieve with the introduction of mass armies and unconventional battlefield tactics?

    <p>Surprised and killed his enemies by ignoring traditional rules of engagement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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