Options:
A) disruption of British trade with India
B) the spread of nationalism in Europe
C) the defeat of the British at Trafalgar
D) a series of military victories against Austria
Answer:
D) a series of military victories against Austria
Explanation:
Napoleon's first military victories came before his seizure of power in 1799. In the invasions of northern Italy, the French military succeeded in the formation of pro-French republics, a harbinger of the emperor's future actions. It also gained territories of the Austrian Empire in the region of the Netherlands, initiating a rivalry that would last the whole period of his stay in the power of the French state.
Already during the Consulate, the aggressive expansion against the external enemies began, mainly England, Russia and Austria. In this period Napoleon achieved wide victories in the Italian territory, coming to dominate almost the whole of the Italian peninsula. From 1806, the general created the Continental Blockade aiming at the weakening of England. It also managed to dominate the various German kingdoms, even controlling the State of Spain and trying to invade the kingdom of Portugal in 1812.
