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