Transcript Europe After Napoleon - Thomas C. Cario Middle School

Europe After Napoleon
The Effects of the Napoleonic Wars
• The idea of nationalism spread during and after the
wars.
• Napoleon’s army spread ideas from the
Enlightenment as they conquered nations.
• These ideas included people having a voice in their
own government.
• How did people of other nations respond to being
ruled by Napoleon?
The Effects of the Napoleonic Wars
• Napoleon attempted to impose French customs and
culture on the people of other nations.
• These people responded by feeling more loyal to
their own country and it’s customs.
Nationalism
• Nationalism is the belief that one’s greatest loyalty
is to a shared culture rather than to a leader or a
border.
• This includes common history, language, religion,
and nationality.
Nationalism
• Nationalists led movements of either
unification or separation.
• Unification meant people of common
culture from different states would join
together.
• Separation meant people wanted to
split from their current government in
order to form one that better
represented their people.
The Effects of the Napoleonic Wars
• The backlash against French rule led to revolts.
• These revolts took place in Europe and Latin
America.
The Congress of Vienna
• After Napoleon was exiled, leaders of the most
powerful European nations met in Vienna, Austria.
• Their objectives were to reestablish the balance of
power in Europe, restore royal families to power,
and suppress the political rights of people.
Nationalist Movements
• The Greeks began a rebellion against the Ottoman
Empire in 1821.
• With the assistance of Britain, France, and Russia,
Greece became an independent nation in 1830.
Nationalist Movements
• There were multiple revolutions across Europe in
1848.
• These revolutions were led by liberals who believed
people should have political rights.
• Most of the uprisings were put down by
conservatives who favored monarchies.
France After Napoleon
• After Napoleon, Louis XVIII
ruled France.
• He was followed by Charles
X, who wanted to rule as
an absolute monarch.
• How would French people
respond?
• Charles X was replaced in
1830.
France After Napoleon
• After the overthrow of the
conservative Charles X,
Louis-Philippe ascended to
the throne.
• Louis-Philippe ruled as a
constitutional monarch.
• He became unpopular and
was overthrown in 1848.
France’s Revolution of 1848
• A republic was established
with a parliament and a
president.
• Louis-Napoleon was elected
the President of France in
1848.
• He later declared himself
Emperor Napoleon III.
• He stabilized the government
and advanced industry.