Transcript 584-588 Key (Napoleon rise)

584-588 Answer Key
Napoleon forges an Empire
Napoleon
Bonaparte
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Napoleon Bonaparte
• Rose to power after Robespierre’s Reign of
Terror
• France supported him because they hoped he
would bring stability to the nation
• Possessed courage, a military mind and the
ability to inspire
– weakness was GREED
Napoleon Bonaparte
• Napoleon promoted
NATIONALISM
– Feeling extreme pride in and devotion to
one’s country
• Conquered/controlled nearly all of Europe
and was appointed Emperor for Life
How did Napoleon gained power in France? Please include the
terms coup d’ etat and plebiscite.
• Became a hero of the revolution by defeating royalist
rebels in 1795
• Won many military victories and gained popularity
• Able to hide his defeats w/a network of spies and
censoring the press
• Helped overthrow the weak French Directory in a
coup d'état, named himself “consul for life” (French
leader)
• Held plebiscite votes to make people feel they had a
say in French gov.
• Kept many of the changes the French Rev. brought
about, but promoted order and stability
Establishment of national bank
and efficient tax system
• Goals – To get the economy on solid footing
• Results – Assured the government a steady
supply of tax money, promoted sound
financial management, gave him better
control over the economy
Enacting Napoleonic Code of law
• Goals – Gave France a uniform set of laws and
eliminated many injustices
• Results – Limited liberties, emphasized order
& authority over individual rights, restricted
women’s rights and freedom of speech,
restored slavery in the French colonies
• The slogan of the
revolution was…
– “Liberty, Equality,
Fraternity”
• Under Napoleon,
the slogan changed
to…
– “Order, Security,
Efficiency”
How does this change reflect the goals
Napoleon had for France?
Locke v. Hobbes… any thoughts??
Sending troops to Saint Domingue
• Goals – Wanted to regain French control of
the war-torn island and restore its sugar
industry
• Results – 23,000 soldiers sent to put down the
slave uprising, many died of yellow fever, it
was unsuccessful
Toussaint L’Ouverture – leader of Haitian
uprising against French troops
Selling Louisiana Territory to the US
• Goals – To gain $ to finance operations in
Europe, cut his losses in the Americas & hurt
the British
• Results – US purchased territory for $15 mil. &
Napoleon turned his attention to Europe
Arc de Triomphe – order to be built by Napoleon after
French victory at battle of Austerlitz in 1806
From the Paris victory parade of 1919, marking the end of WWI
View of the Eiffel Tower from top of Arc de Triomphe
Waging Battle of Trafalgar
• Goals – To defeat his last standing enemy,
Britain, whose power lay in its Navy
• Results – French defeated, ensured the
supremacy of the British navy for next 100
years & forced Napoleon to abandon plan to
invade Britain
Horatio Nelson –
British naval officer who
commanded the fleet that
defeated Napoleon’s
forces in the
Battle of Trafalgar
“Ticket out the door”
• “Do the times make the man, or does the
man make the times?” In your opinion,
was Napoleon the creator of, or the
creation of, his times?