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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Nationalism

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Napoleon III, who was elected President of France in 1851, was aided by his famous name and which other factor?
  1. The conflict between the supporters of the Orleanist and Bourbon monarchies
  2. His restricting the vote to the upper classes
  3. The unequivocal support from the European powers
  4. His highly visible role in the Italian unification movement
  5. His years of public service in the French government
Explanation
Answer: A - Napoleon III’s ascension to power was aided by the conflict between the royalists who supported the Bourbons and those who favored the Orleanists. When Charles X fled the throne in 1839, Louis Philippe took it and held it until the Revolution of 1848 forced him to flee. Louis Napoleon, who had sponsored some minor failed attempts to reclaim the French government, then returned to France to be elected, thanks to name recognition and the conflict between the two royalist factions.
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