ICSE Class VIII History & Civics Solutions

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Q1.

Fill in the blanks.

  1. After the French Revolution, a new government was set up in France called the _________.
  2. Admiral __________ destroyed the French fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar.
  3. After the Russian campaign, Napoleon was defeated by a coalition of _________, _________, ________ and _______.
  4. Napoleon was finally defeated in the of ___________.
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  1. Directory
  2. Nelson
  3. Russia, Prussia, England, Austria
  4. Waterloo
Q2.

Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

  1. Napoleon defeated England in the Battle of Trafalgar.
  2. The Continental Blockade was intended to prevent Russia from trading with the rest of Europe.
  3. Code Napoleon was a secret code invented by the French to communicate during war.
  4. Napoleon escaped from the island of Saint Helena and was emperor of France for a few months.
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Q3.

Multiple choice questions.

  1. Napoleon overthrew the Directory in:
    1. 1799
    2. 1789
    3. 1798
    4. 1788
  2. Napoleon died in:
    1. Elba
    2. Waterloo
    3. Saint Helena
    4. Russia
  3. At the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was defeated by:
    1. Admiral Nelson
    2. Duke of Wellington
    3. Louis XIV
    4. the Tsar of Russia
  4. The nation that the Continental Blockade aimed at cutting off from the rest of Europe was:
    1. France
    2. Italy
    3. England
    4. Austria
  5. The new economic system that came to be because of Napoleon's reforms was called:
    1. socialism
    2. nationalism
    3. capitalism
    4. colonialism
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  1. (a) 1799
  2. (c) Saint Helena
  3. (b) Duke of Wellington
  4. (c) England
  5. (c) capitalism
Q4.

Match the following.

1. Cathedral of Notre Damea) Battle of Trafalgar
2. Admiral Nelsonb) Battle of Waterloo
3. Spanish Ulcerc) Crowning of Napoleon
4. Duke of Wellingtond) Napoleon's place of death
5. Saint Helenae) Peninsular wars

 

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  1. (c) Crowning of Napoleon
  2. (a) Battle of Trafalgar
  3. (e) Peninsular wars
  4. (b) Battle of Waterloo
  5. (d) Napoleon's place of death
Q5.

Who was Napoleon?

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Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the best and most able generals of the French Army during the French Revolution.

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