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    Austria and Prussia. Napoleon Bonaparte was a famous general who had many great military successes against Austria and Prussia. In a Coup d’etat Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France in 1802‚ and was able to provide security and basic needs to the people of France. Napoleon was the Son of the Revolution because he tried to defeat tyrants who enslaved their people‚ he gave every Frenchman religious freedom‚ and he gave every man the opportunity to get an education. Napoleon should be considered

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    Napoleon‚ Hero or Tyrant? Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica in 1769. At a pretty young age he went to the mainland of France to study at a military academy. In the period that Napoleon was born‚ you could only get a great life if you were from a noble family‚ other people couldn’t come far in the estate society. But the French revolution changed this. How exactly? Well after the revolution a lot of noblemen fled outside France or were executed‚ so actually Napoleon was the right

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    1780s to 1790s France was in total chaos. France was ruled by the Bourbon family King Louis XVI from 1754 to 1793‚ it was an absolute monarch and they had absolute power and did not share it with a legislature. The situation was already bad before Louis XVI began his reign‚ but situation got worse. In the end‚ there was a revolution in France and a vast amount changes to the society and the government of France. Louis XVI himself was executed and killed; while France was established as a democratic

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    Many believe that Napoleon Bonaparte did great things for France and changed the way things were. He was actually a selfish‚ greedy‚ and power-hungry man who only did things to further him and make him seem like a great leader to the people of his country. All of his ideas had alterative motives to them and what you saw on the surface was never truly what it was. The quote “To my mind‚ the only immortality is the memory we leave behind in the minds of men. Everything else on earth is soon forgotten

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    Matter In Our Sourroundings Important Questions Not for coping to note Q. 1. What is a matter? Answer : Anything that occupies space and has mass is called a matter. For example:- Chalk‚ Milk‚ Sugar etc. Q. 2. Sodium chloride and sugar have same appearance. Are they same or different? Answer : They have different physical and chemical properties. So‚ they are different. Q. 3. All substances around us are alike. How? Answer : All substances can occupy space and have weight.

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    Napoleon Bonaparte – Great Leader of Flawed Dictator Today‚ Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the most prominent leaders in world history. Born on August 15‚ 1769‚ in Ajaccio‚ Corsica‚ France‚ Napoleon was the fourth child of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino. His father was an attorney‚ and while both of Napoleon’s parents were members of the minor Corsican nobility‚ the family did not possess much wealth. He attended school as a child in mainland France and later attended military school

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    Could King Louis XVI have prevented or halted the process of the revolution? [20] The Ancien Regime is a term used to describe the French system of rule before the 1789 revolution. Problems such as finance‚ politics‚ the inequality of the 3 estates‚ the taxation system and King Louis’ overall decision making during the run up to the revolution all led to the downfall of the Ancien Regime‚ which Louis could have prevented entirely‚ or at least halted it especially in the events of the August Decrees

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    Charles Darnay and Louis XVI‚ at first glance‚ to be very different people. In fact‚ they are very similar in lifestyle‚ social class‚ and personality. While one was the right person at the wrong time one was a remorseful person born to unfortunate family. However unlike Darnay. Louis was very indecisiveness and lacked confidence which is essential to rule a country. Charles Darnay‚ born Charles Evremonde‚ was born into the upper-class alongside his uncle Marquis Evremonde. Unlike his nephew‚ the

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    Autobiography: Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte‚ one of France’s most controversial rulers‚ was born on August 15‚ 1789 to Carlo and Latizia Buonaparte. Though he and his parents were nobles‚ they were not as wealthy as others. At the age of 9‚ Napoleon attended school in France‚ where he received a scholarship to study in a military academy. Here‚ he learned the French language and went on to graduate in 1785. He was equipped with a large quantity of potential and ambition. He felt an obligation

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    Louis-Napoleon or more formally known as Lous-Napoleon Bonaparte was the first president of the French Second Republic as well as the emporer of the Second French Empire when he was known as Napoleon III. Napoleon throughout his reign in France went from being a well respected commander and president to being someone constantly disrespected and undermined. He was treated based on the actions he took while under power. He went from making all the right moves to move into power to making mistake after

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