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MAPPING THE PAST
Map 19.2 Napoleonic Europe in 1812
At the height of the Grand Empire in 1810, Napoleon had conquered or allied with every major European power except Britain. But in 1812, angered by Russian repudiation of his ban on trade with Britain, Napoleon invaded Russia with disastrous results. Compare this map with Map 15.2 (page 477), which shows the division of Europe in 1715.
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ANALYZING THE MAP How had the balance of power shifted in Europe from 1715 to 1812? What changed, and what remained the same? What was the impact of Napoleon’s wars on Germany and the Italian peninsula?
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CONNECTIONS Why did Napoleon succeed in achieving vast territorial gains where Louis XIV did not?