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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louis phillipe wanted to produce a liberal country thus he avoided extreme policies.he extinguished all harsh policies which charles x had imposed in france such as press censorship.however‚although louis phillippe proved to be liberal and upheld all the revolutionary principles of 1789 his downfall was caused by the people of france‚the ones whom he had ruled with justice.louis phillipe`s downfall was as a result of a combination of what he did‚that is his unpopular policies and all that he had
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18. After the rule of Napoleon‚ Louis XVIII returned France to pre-revolutionary conditions in certain aspects of society and politics. For example‚ Louis brought back restrictions to religion‚ Protestants were tormented for their faith. Louis accepted the Code that had been developed by Napoleon but banned divorce‚ although it had been permitted during the revolution. Louis restored Catholic superiority‚ this had a trickling effect on the doings of the revolution‚ restricting rights and restoring
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The citizen of France overthrew the Monarchy‚ which had once been made up of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. After the ten year period of revolution and change in the country of France‚ a military leader named Napoleon rose. Napoleon Bonaparte came to power through a “coup d’etat.” Napoleon had caused much destruction throughout his reign‚ but the last straw was when Napoleon took around 420‚000 men to invade and take over Russia. Only 10‚000 survived‚ when he got back to France the citizens
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advancing into France from a direction and despite continuous French resistance‚ Paris was surrendered on March 31‚ 1814. Several days later‚ Napoleon surrendered unconditionally was “given” the island of Elba in the Mediterranean to where he was to live out the rest of his life. The Spring of 1815‚ Napoleon returns from the island of Elba with his bodyguards and returns to Southern France. He marched towards Paris with most of his troops following. The newly placed King Louis the XVIII‚ quickly
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broke out in many regions such as France‚ the Austrian Empire‚ Prussia‚ and Germany. Originally‚ the intention of the revolutions were for universal male suffrage and for greater rights for the common people. There was always a constant struggle between classes‚ since the lower classes felt they were being oppressed and treated unequally by the upper class. The original intention of revolution failed in the revolutions of 1848 since many revolts were held in France‚ the Austrian Empire‚ Prussia and
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established that some fault does indeed lie with the Bourbons. However how much blame can be apportioned to them? In 1814‚ Louis XVIII signed The Charter‚ taking a big step towards a Constitutional Monarchy in France‚ and away from the Absolute Monarchy that was attributed to the ancien regime. This was the first in a series of steps made by the monarch to satisfy the people of France that he was committed to change and accepted the validity of both revolution and its ideals. This was of vital importance
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Events which led to the French Republic Homework 14/03/2013 The French Revolution had great consequences and led to France becoming a Republic in 1792. But what are the main events which influenced the French people. Most French people didn’t question the way their society was organised but during the XVIII century‚ also called the Enlightenment‚ a group of writers‚ journalists and scientists called the “Philosophes” shared a way of thinking which they called reason. They believed that the
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have overthrown governments for a variety of social‚ political‚ and economic reasons. When basic needs aren’t met and natural rights aren’t protected‚ people start to question the government’s morals and ideals. in the 18th century‚ the citizens of France were inspired by the Enlightenment ideas of Locke‚ Voltaire‚ and Rousseau‚ as well as the success of the American Revolution. As a reaction to their unfair treatment‚ the people of the Third Estate rebelled against the government‚ and eventually‚
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policy and France’s revolutionary background that the Nations of Europe‚ particularly Britain‚ Austria and Russia‚ felt threatened. France was considered such a huge threat because of the revolution it had carried out and the changes it was imposing on the countries that Napoleon successfully annexed‚ it was a threat to the monarchy as a system‚ and because of that France was the number one enemy in Europe at the time. Napoleon’s downfall was a slow process that actually began many years before Napoleon
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