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It is called the Moderate Phase because of its moderate changes relative to the Radical Phase of the French Revolution. During this time period, the Third Estate gained a lot of power through the people of France.
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A period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumors of an aristocratic conspiracy by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate.
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Napoleon set about introducing civic structures and generally bringing what he felt were the benefits of the enlightenment to a backward country.
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The French went to war with the British, the Netherlands, Prussia, and Spain, because of attempts to restore the French to its old government and the fear of countries revolting against their own government.
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A period of remorseless repression or bloodshed.
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A coup d'etat during the French Revolution resulting in a Thermidorian regime characterized by the violent elimination of its perceived opponents.
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Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution. He crowned himself emperor in 1804.
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This began the Peninsular War which is an important phase of the Napoleonic Wars that was fought between France and much of Europe.
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Napoleon crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army.
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