Transcript Napoleon As Emperor

BELLWORK: 2/12
How did the Reign of Terror end?
How did Napoleon stabilize the economy?
Describe Napoleon’s Civil Code.
Why do you think Napoleon is considered
one of the greatest military/political leaders
of all time?
5. THINKER: What do the English Civil War,
American Revolution and French Revolution
have in common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Napoleon As Emperor
“Great ambition is the passion of a great
character. He who is endowed with it, may
perform either very great actions, or very
bad ones; all depends upon the principles
which direct him.”
---Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon’s Legacy
Stopped the French
Revolution
Spread ideas of equality
before the law
Religious toleration
Advancement by merit
rather than birth
Reformed tax system
Promoted education
Improved agriculture and
industry
Video - Napoleon: Steel Monster
In this episode of Engineering
an Empire, several points will
be discussed:
Major engineering feats
Spending of the French
monarchy
French Revolution
Impact of Napoleon
As you watch, complete the
worksheet!
Napoleon Becomes Emperor
1804, Napoleon
declared himself
Emperor and took
complete control of
France.
Conflict with Britain
France and Britain
signed a treaty in 1802
to halt fighting between
the nations.
By 1805, Napoleon
wanted to break the
treaty and invade
Britain.
Battle of Trafalgar—
Continental System
Napoleon tried to weaken
Britain economically
He forbade his conquered
lands to trade with Britain
Britain responded by
blockading ships headed
towards European ports
Britain maintained control
of the seas, and the
French economy suffered
Napoleon’s Empire
By 1812, Napoleon
controlled most of
Europe
He controlled land
from the Russian
border down to Spain
Nationalism
Napoleon’s dominance
in Europe created a
strong sense of
nationalism in
conquered territoriespride in one’s country &
desire for self-rule
In 1812, Spanish
nationalists overthrew
Conflict with Russia
1811, Russia resumed
trade with Britain and
prepared to fight with
France
1812, Napoleon
assembled 600,000 men
to invade Russia
Russia adopted the
Scorched-Earth Policy—
to destroy everything
Russia continued…
By the time the French
retreated from Russia,
400,000 men had died of
starvation, exposure to
the extreme Russian
winter, or battle wounds.
October 1813, Russia,
Prussia and Austria
joined together to defeat
Napoleon’s Demise
March 1814, Napoleon
was forced to abdicate
and power was restored
to Louis XVIII (brother
of Louis XVI)
Napoleon was exiled to
the island of Elba and
French borders were
restored to where they
Napoleon’s Defeat
March 1, 1815 Napoleon
returned to France and won
the support of many people
The Hundred Days: the
period Napoleon ruled but
claimed no more territorial
claims
June 1815 Britain, Prussia
and the Netherlands began
an invasion towards France
Napoleon met them in
Waterloo (Netherlands)
Napoleon was easily
Napoleon’s Legacy
Stopped the French
Revolution
Spread ideas of equality
before the law
Religious toleration
Advancement by merit
rather than birth
Reformed tax system
Promoted education
Improved agriculture and
industry
Europe After Napoleon
Congress of Vienna: Britain,
Austria, Prussia and Russia
met in Vienna (1815)
Wanted to work out a peace
agreement for Europe
Hoped to restore balance of
power in Europe by changing
national borders and settling
disputes among nations
Europe after 1815
As a result of the
Congress of Vienna,
France lost all territory
that had been
conquered by Napoleon
Prussia, Russia, Austria,
and Britain divided up
the territory amongst
themselves
French Revolution Review
Causes and Effects