- 1. When did Louis Napoleon declare himself Emperor Napoleon III?
A) 1700
B) 1804
C) 1900
D) 1852
- 2. Which war helped Louis Napoleon gain support for his imperial ambitions?
A) Spanish-American War
B) Seven Years' War
C) World War I
D) Crimean War
- 3. In what year did Louis Napoleon stage a coup d'état to seize power in France?
A) 1700
B) 1900
C) 1851
D) 1800
- 4. Which of the following cities did Louis Napoleon serve as President before becoming Emperor?
A) Vienna
B) Paris
C) Madrid
D) Moscow
- 5. Louis Napoleon's reign as Emperor ended after the defeat in which war?
A) Mexican-American War
B) American Civil War
C) Franco-Prussian War
D) French and Indian War
- 6. Louis Napoleon was imprisoned in which fortress after his failed coup attempt in 1840?
A) Château d'If
B) Tower of London
C) Fortress of Ham
D) Alcatraz
- 7. Louis Napoleon's reign marked the beginning of which French era?
A) Second French Empire
B) First French Republic
C) Vichy France
D) Third Republic
- 8. What was the name of Louis Napoleon's wife?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Eugénie de Montijo
C) Catherine the Great
D) Elizabeth I
- 9. Which royal house did Louis Napoleon III belong to?
A) Windsor
B) Habsburg
C) Romanov
D) Bonaparte
- 10. What was Louis Napoleon III's relationship to Napoleon Bonaparte?
A) Nephew
B) Brother
C) Cousin
D) Son
- 11. What event led to Louis Napoleon III's downfall and capture in the Franco-Prussian War?
A) The Battle of Waterloo
B) The Battle of Sedan
C) The Siege of Paris
D) The Paris Commune
- 12. Who succeeded Louis Napoleon III as the President of France after his downfall?
A) Louis Blanc
B) George Sand
C) Adolphe Thiers
D) Victor Hugo
- 13. What was one of the main goals of Napoleon III's domestic policy?
A) Feudalism
B) Modernization
C) Colonization
D) Isolationism
- 14. In what year was Napoleon III captured during the Franco-Prussian War?
A) 1864
B) 1870
C) 1876
D) 1852
- 15. Which famous train station in Paris was inaugurated under Napoleon III's rule?
A) Gare Montparnasse
B) Gare du Nord
C) Gare de Lyon
D) Gare Saint-Lazare
- 16. What title did Louis Napoleon hold before declaring himself Emperor?
A) King
B) President
C) Duke
D) General
- 17. Who served as Napoleon III's chief of government during his reign?
A) Georges-Eugène Haussmann
B) Jules Favre
C) Émile Ollivier
D) Adolphe Thiers
- 18. Which political ideology did Napoleon III adopt to appeal to conservatives and socialists?
A) Imperialism
B) Fascism
C) Communism
D) Bonapartism
- 19. What organization did Napoleon III establish to provide credit for public works and industrial development?
A) Crédit Mobilier
B) Stock Exchange
C) Bank of France
D) Chamber of Commerce
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