Results of the French Revolution for France

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Results of the French Revolution for France

• The ideas of DEMOCRACY and NATIONALISM were
  unleashed
• Spread of democratic ideas
• motto of the revolution
• liberty, equality, fraternity
• A. Liberty
• 1. freedom from absolute rule
• 2. freedom from unfair economic restrictions
• 3. freedom of speech, press, religion, etc.

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Results of the French Revolution for France

• Spread of DEMOCRATIC ideas
• B. Equality equal treatment before the law
• C. Fraternity - brotherhood of all
  people working together to make a better world

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Results of the French Revolution for France

• II. Nationalism
• Citizen armies to
• defend the nation
• B. National Anthems
• C. National holidays
• Bastille Day, July 14
• D. State controlled
• education

Marseillaise
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The ideals of the French Revolution and the
Napoleonic Era spread to other nations. Napoleons
domination of conquered nations does lead to the
questionwas Napoleon a hero or a tyrant?
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Napoleonic Era Helps Influence Other Nations

• HOW?
• Planted Seeds of Revolution
• Equality and freedom
• Ended abuses of feudalism/serfdom
• Introduced Code of Napoleon
• Encouraged state controlled education
• Introduced constitutions to conquered nations

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Napoleonic Era Helps Influence Other Nations

• WHERE?
• Europe
• Changed the Map of Europe
• Reduced the number of German states from 100
  to 39
• Ended Austrian domination of German states
• Greek Independence 1829
• Belgium 1830

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Napoleonic Era Helps Influence Other Nations

• WHERE?
• Latin America
• 1. Haiti 1804
• 2. Argentina Chile 1816, 1817 (Jose San
  Martin)
• 3. Venezuela 1819 (Simon Bolivar)
• 4. Mexico 1821 (Jose Morelos, Miguel Hidalgo)
• 5. Santo Domingo 1821
• Spain no longer controlled land in Latin
  America after 1824

forced removal of Ferdinand VII from the Spanish
thrown and his replacement by Joseph Bonaparte,
Napoleon's brother
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Napoleonic Era Helps Influence Other Nations

• Napoleons Legacy of War/Empire
• A. Promoted militarism
• B. Aroused nationalism
• C. Caused widespread destruction/loss of life
• D. Taxed conquered people heavily
• E. Set example as 1st modern dictator

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Napoleon - Hero or Tyrant?

• Did Napoleon destroy or preserve the
• French Revolution?
• 1. Ruled as an ABSOLUTE MONARCH
• (Isnt this what the Bourbons were?)
• 2. Provided an efficient government
• (Isnt this what Louis XVI was NOT?)
• 3. Furthered revolutionary principles of equality
• (Isnt this the reason for the Revolution?)

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Napoleon - Hero or Tyrant?

• REFORMS
• 1. Centralized local government to strengthen his
  control on the country (appointed governors,
  mayors, judges, police heads) Even today, France
  still has a highly centralized government.
• hmmm, a strong leader?.....
• 2. Set up a system of state controlled
  education (uniform for all, built new schools,
  promoted French Nationalism)
• hmmm, equality for all?.....
• Remember the main question here Did Napoleon
  destroy or preserve the French Revolution?

A centralized government is the form of
government in which power is concentrated in a
central authority to which local governments are
subject.
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Napoleon - Hero or Tyrant?

• REFORMS
• 3. Guaranteed religious toleration
• something the people wanted.
• 4. Concordat of 1801 (re-established friendly
  relations with the church)
• a. State paid clergy salaries
• b. Church surrendered lands taken during the
  revolution
• c. Bishops nominated by State Pope approves
• exactly how is this good for the church?....

Catholicism was declared the religion of the
majority of Frenchmen. Papal acceptance of
church lands lost during the Revolution.
Bishops subservient to the regime. Eventually,
Pope Pius VII renounced the Concordat, and
Napoleon had him brought to France and placed
under house arrest.
Napoleon wanted to heal the divisions within the
Catholic Church that had developed after the
confiscation of Church property and the Civil
Constitution of the Clergy. But, Napoleons
clear intent was to use the clergy to prop up his
regime.
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Napoleon - Hero or Tyrant?

• REFORMS
• 5. The Code of Napoleon
• a. equal treatment before the law
• b. abolished serfdom/feudalism
• c. granted trial by jury
• d. religious toleration
• lets see equality and freedom/liberty

The Napoleonic Code, (French Civil Code),
established under Napoléon. It was drafted
rapidly by a commission of four eminent jurists
and entered into force on March 21, 1804. Even
though the Napoleonic code was not the first
legal code to be established in a European
country with a civil legal system, it is
considered the first successful one and strongly
influenced the law of many other countries. The
Code, with its stress on clearly written and
accessible law, was a major step in establishing
the rule of law. Historians have called it one
of the few documents which have influenced the
whole world."
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Napoleon - Hero or Tyrant?

• REFORMS
• 6. Improved Frances infrastructure
• built roads, bridges, canals, harbors and
  public works he beautified Paris
• made people proud of their country
  Nationalism
• 7. Improved the Economy
• a. created the Bank of France to maintain
  sound currency
• b. collected taxes fairly/efficiently
• c. paid the government debts
• hmmm, ran an efficient governmentwho wants
  that?...

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NapoleonHero or Tyrant?