Discussion Question

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Discussion Question

• Napoleon Bonaparte became Frances leader after
  the revolution. He was a brilliant military
  commander known for his great leadership ability.
  He took a personal interest in his soldiers
  lives and made sure they were well paid and
  well-supplied.
• Why do you think Napoleon showed interest in even
  his youngest soldiers?

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Napoleon Forges an Empire

• A military genius, Napoleon Bonaparte, seized
  power in France and made himself emperor.

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NAPOLEONs Early Life

• Napoleon was born in 1769 in Corsica, and island
  in the Mediterranean. His father came from minor
  nobility in Italy but the family was not rich.
• When he finished school Napoleon became a
  lieutenant in the French army. His peers
  initially saw him as an outsider due to his
  Italian accent, making him unpopular with his
  fellow officers.

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NAPOLEON GRASPS THE POWER

• Terror of Revolution Ends with Robspierres
  execution
• - Napoleon was appointed head of French army in
  Italy in 1796 His energy initiative earned him
  the devotion of his troops.
• 1799 Napoleon lead a Champaign against the
  British in Egypt.
• - Britain's superior Navy defeated the
  French Navy in
• the Mediterranean and Napoleon fled his
  army to
• return to Paris
• Coup dEtat- a sudden overthrow of the government
  
• - Nov. 9, 1799 Napoleon seizes political power
• - One of Napoleons first moves was to establish
  peace with the Catholic Church

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NAPOLEON RULES FRANCE

• Napoleon Crowned as Emperor
• Dec 2, 1804-crowned Emperor
• Restoring Order at Home
• 1. Stable economy and equality in taxation
• 2. Established a national bank
• 3. Established government-run public schools
• 4. Promoted religious toleration
• 5. Napoleonic Civil Codeset of laws
• a. Restricted many freedoms won by the revolution
• b. Speech, press, slavery

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NAPOLEON CREATES AN EMPIRE

• A. Conquering Europe
• a. Napoleon wins new
• territory for France
• b. Italy, Austria
• B. New World Territories
• a. Louisiana Purchase
• i.1803-Jefferson
• and Napoleon
• agree on 15 million

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The Battle of Trafalgar

• Great Britain was Napoleon's
• greatest enemy
• The Battle of Trafalgar
• - French defeated by
• Admiral Nelson
• - 2 major outcomes
• 1. Secured British naval supremacy for next
  100 years
• 2. Forced Napoleon to give up plans of
  invading Britain

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Napoleons Empire

• By 1812, Napoleon controlled most of Europe
• People resented him
• Hated paying taxes, sending soldiers
• Growing nationalism- The unique cultural identity
  of a people based on common language, religion,
  and national symbols.
• Conquered ethnic groups wanted their own nations

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NAPOLEONS COSTLY MISTAKES
Napoleon established a Continental System that
he hoped would defeat Britain. It was designed to
stop British goods from reaching the European
continent to be sold there.
Russia refused to remain in the Continental
System. Napoleon felt he had to invade. 600,000
men entered Russia Russia adopted a
scorched-earth policy burned everything as
they retreated eastward
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• Invasion of Russia

Sept 14, Napoleon takes Moscow a. Russians
burned it down
Winter sets inNapoleon retreated -cold, raiders,
and starvation killed most of his remaining
army - About 400,000 died
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NAPOLEONS DOWNFALL

• -Austrians, Russians, and Prussians took over
  Paris
• -Napoleon forced to surrender, banished to Elba
  in 1814

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NAPOLEONS DOWNFALL

• -Attempts to retake control in 1815
• - Ruled for hundred days
• - At Waterloo in Belgium Napoleon is defeated by
  joint British Persian army lead by the Duke of
  Wellington
• - Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena, a small
  island in the south Atlantic. He remained in
  exile until his death in 1821.

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After Napoleon

• Peace conference-
• Congress of Vienna
• - Redrew map of Europe
• - Took back territory
• from France
• - Re-established
• monarchs
• - Created alliances to
• defend against
• nationalistic ideas
• - Principle of Intervention- idea that great
  powers have the right to send armies into
  countries where there are revolutions to restore
  legitimate governments.

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REMINDERS

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Concentration Game The Fall of Napoleon and the
European Reaction

• You will work in small groups to create a
  concentration game using facts from the text and
  your notes today.
• You need to create 8 pairs.

Place of Napoleons final defeat
Waterloo
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How were each of these islands important to
Napoleons life?

• Corsica
• Great Britain
• Elba
• St. Helena