What does the Hundred Days mean?

Answer 1

US History/Politics

After solving the banking crisis, President Roosevelt quickly tackled other areas of of national concern. He sent congress a stack of proposals for new programs to deal with the nation's economic problems. In all Roosevelt sent 15 proposals to congress, and congress approved ever one of them Lasting about three months, the special session of congress that Roosevelt called to launch his programs came to be called the Hundred Days. The special congressional session called by President Roosevelt after his inauguration to initiate New Deal legislation.

French History/Politics

The Emperor Napoleon I was deposed and sent into exile at the end of the Napoleonic wars in 1814. He broke free from his island exile and returned to France in Early 1815. His former generals and troops flocked to him and the restored French Monarchy and their supporters fled. Napoleon was able to raise a new "Army of the North" and moved to destroy the greatest threat to his restored regime which was the Anglo-Dutch army under Wellington and the Prussian Army under von Blucher. The three armies met at Waterloo and Napoleon was defeated in the "close run thing". This spectacular recovery of government, mustering of a force to rival his enemies and eventual defeat took place over "The Hundred Days" in early 1815.

Answer 2

It could be one of two things:

1. The Hundred Days: In 1814, Emperor Napoleon I of France was defeated by the Sixth Coalition; he was forced to go into exile on the island of Elba. However, he escaped and returned to France in spring 1815. He then raised an army and attempted to rebuild his empire. However, he was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, ending his Hundred Days campaign.

2. The Hundred Days Offensive: In 1918, the final Allied offensive that ended World War I is commonly called the Hundred Days Offensive. It successfully drove the German Army almost entirely out of France, and was a major contributing factor to the German surrender on November 11.

Answer 3

If your question is related to the Napoleonic Wars, the phrase is referred to the duration of Napoleon's last period of reign and also to his last military campaign.