Napoleon Bonaparte Imperialism

Napoleon. Symbol of an Age
Prior to the revolution the country of France was ruled by ruthless monarchs who stripped any glimpse of equality from the citizens of this nation. The oppressive rulers took away their freedom and abolished their beliefs and religions. Throughout all of this the economy was on a downward spiral leading to an almost inevitable economic crash. One man was able to step in, solve these issues, and transform France into one of the great nations it is today. Napoleon Bonaparte led France through the revolution and liberated this nation from the terrors the monarchs brought upon it, establishing himself as the founder of the Modern State. There were three main ideals that started the French revolution. The people
Women caught committing adultery were sentenced to jail, while men had no legal punishment. This is mentioned in Jean-Entienne-Marie Portalis’s Preliminary Discourse on the Civil Code,” …But woman’s infidelity requires more corruption and has more dangerous effects than man’s…” A woman’s salary was also immediately given to her husband, leaving women with no financial stability. Any property that a woman had was owned by her husband and he had full control over it. All of this established a very paternalistic family
Napoleons Civil Code spread throughout all of the nations he had conquered, and left a much stronger and more stable European foundation. Before Napoleon, France was ruled by a monarchy that oppressed the people of its country, and left them without equality or stability. People of higher social class, or with relations to nobility gained exemption from taxes. In Judge Challamel’s “Letter on Brigandage” he states, “Peaceful citizens, friends of the revolution, and public officials have no security”. Criminals and thieves ruled the nation of France, yet nothing could be done about it because everybody feared them. Napoleon was the savior of these people The age of Napoleon undoubtedly changed the course of France’s and Europe’s development. It is argued that Napoleon was simply just another enlightened despot who wanted dominance over Europe, and sacrificed thousands of soldiers to accomplish this, but this is incorrect. Napoleon established himself as the founder of the Modern state by creating the Civil Code and liberating the people of France and granting them