Napoleon Gained Control of the Executive Authority of the French

question 61

Multiple Choice

Napoleon gained control of the executive authority of the French government by

• A) becoming President of the Committee of Public Safety.
• B) being elected as first director of the Directory.
• C) seizing power in a coup d'etat.
• D) capitalizing on his military victories to become a popularly elected president.
• E) his appointment to the post by a newly restored monarch, Louis XVII.

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