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    think that Napoleon brought up France‚ from its most terrible status‚ to the very height in just a few years time. He was a military hero who won victorious land-based battles which ended Napoleon ruling most of Europe. He was a man that believed in himself and had his goals set for his own country‚ he had great self-control and knowledge; he was a master of strategy and in my eyes a genius. Even though Napoleon as great as he was‚ something about his way of governing France still go around people ’s

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    Compare & Contrast the foreign policies of Napoleon I and Louis Philippe Both placed on the thrown after revolutions‚ King Louis Philippe and Napoleon Bonaparte were pressured to adopt a nationalistic foreign policy. During Napoleon ’s reign‚ France reached its greatest magnitude and was considered among Europe as a leading military power. In contrast‚ King Louis Philippe adopted a cautious foreign policy which did not satiate the nationalistic thirst of the French people at the time nor did

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    that Louis is not in full control and gives away part of his power to the population. Furthermore the increasing economic hardship led to anti-government feelings among the population and a rise in popularity towards the popular movement.

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    One similarity between Tokugawa and Louis XIV is decreasing power of Nobles. What Louis XIV did to decrease the power of the nobles is by breaking down their castles. The reason he broke down the castles was because he didn’t want the nobility to rebel against him. This relates to Tokugawa because he also destroyed the castles of daimyos (The nobles of Japan). Tokugawa had many restrictions for the daimyos. The reason he had restrained them from their property is so they don’t rebel against the shogun

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    Mississippi Company. Which led to The French Government telling the people that they committed a fraud‚ and that any investors‚ they have they couldn’t be payed. 2. What effect did Law’s actions have on France? France’s financial development was brought to the ground from the downfall and brought the people of France and the markets off the paper money. 3. Why was gold and silver important? The reason gold and silver was important was because it always had a set price that people could rely on. 4. What did

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    During the late eighteenth century there were many problems that the governments in France had to face this is extremely precedent when looking at the directory. This is apparent due to the fact that Napoléon was able to correct the challenges such as stopping the corruption‚ fixing the financial problems that France was facing‚ dealing with opposition that were trying to take over France and using the army for only military rather than using it as his own personal guard. All these things are problems

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    Napoleon was nothing more than a dictator in his rule of France between 1799 and 1815. How far do you agree? “History is a version of events which everyone has agreed on” - Napoleon Napoleon was nothing more than a tyrant as he exploited France in pursuit of his own ambitions to achieve a dynasty in his name. A dictatorship is often associated with repression and the workings of a police state. Both of these were‚ in fact‚ being used in France . For example Napoleon vigorously censored the press

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    with different periods of violence that convulsed France and‚ by extension of its implications‚ other European nations who battled supporters and opponents of the system known as the Old Regime. It began with the self-proclamation of the Third Estate as National Assembly in 1789 and ended with the coup of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. The French Revolution was a social and political conflict‚ with different periods of violence that convulsed France and‚ by extension of its implications‚ other European

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    The French Revolution (1774-1792) Reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1Under his reign‚ national debt soared and people showed hatred towards Louis XVI. 2Louis XVI continues to tax the Third Estate. (1789) Storming of the Bastille 1French citizens stormed the Paris prison seizing gunpowder to use against Louis XVI. 2This led to the beginning of mob violence. (1789) The Great Fear 1French Peasants attack the homes of nobles‚ setting many on fire. 2The French Revolution has spread from

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    going through prior events explaining king Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s indecisiveness and incompetence leadership in France first of all these two were in reign while the country was on the verge of bankruptcy which meant they had lots on their plate and had to be very careful with what they do. They were very young to rule this country which meant that they did not have the maturity‚ intelligence‚ lack of wisdom and skill to run France. Louis XVI was politically naïve which was not good for

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