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Mark the statement if it accurately describes European history and geography.


A.
The Alps are mountains that made Napoleon’s invasion of Italy easy.


B.
The English Channel helped protect the island nation of Britain from invasion.


C.
Corsica is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea.


D.
The Congress of Vienna redrew the map of Europe to increase the size of the French Empire.


E.
Spain and Portugal form the Iberian Peninsula.



Answer :

SoapyMcTavish
-A: Inaccurate. Napoleon entered Italy in 1796 closer to the coast than the Alps. However, the mountains could be said to have protected his northern flank.
-B: True in 1940 against Germany in the Operation Sealion, But False in 1066 in the Invasion By William the Conquerer in the Battle of Hastings. 
-C: Almost True. Corsica is in the Mediterranean Sea but isn't Small. it have a land area of about 8500 square kilometers and is the fourth largest
-D: Wrong. The objective was to return boundaries to the situation that existed before the Napoleonic Wars.
-E: Almost True, but don't forget Gibraltar 

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