Napoleon Napoleon rose to power during the aftermath of the French Revolution. He staged a coup d’état and installed himself as First Consul‚ later becoming the emperor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time because of his success in his wars. Napoleon sought to spread ideas of the French Revolution but contradicted them in many ways. Napoleon wanted to be portrayed as supporting the French Revolution‚ and did in many aspects. For instance in one his speeches
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Chapter 19 Test: The French Revolution and Napoleon Matching Match each term with the correct statement below. a. abdicate d. sans-culottes b. deficit spending e. suffrage c. plebiscite ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Spending more money than is taken in Working-class revolutionaries The right to vote Ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue To give up power Match each person with the correct statement below. a. Napoleon d. Olympe de Gouges b. Jacques Louis David e. Clemens von Metternich
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were available to a typical Corsican of the time.[14] In January 1779‚ Napoleon was enrolled at a religious school in Autun‚ in mainland France‚ to learn French. In May he was admitted to a military academy at Brienne-le-Château.[15] He spoke with a marked Corsican accent and never learned to spell properly.[16] Napoleon was teased by other students for his accent and applied himself to reading.[17] An examiner observed that Napoleon "has always been distinguished for his application in mathematics.
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Armond Henderson History 7B Kier T Th 8:10-9:30 Essay 1 1. The Age of Absolutism in Europe began with the rise of national legislation and civil bureaucracies that slowly eroded local power and self-government. The rise of absolute monarchies differed from country to country‚ but the general consensus is that the age began with the reign of Louis XIV and ended with the French Revolution. The Age of Absolutism‚ when Monarchies were at the height of their power‚ brought massive changes to
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Napoleon • De-Christianization of France—lead to the creation of State Schools. However there are not enough teachers. 1 out of 5 children are able to get educations. • Development of the Cult of Reason‚ Goddess of Liberty—Abandoned because of the fear that rural peasants would abandon the state if it endorsed this idea. • Cult of the Supreme Being • Marriage is a civil contract—married in a city hall—no longer religious. • 300‚000 French people were imprisoned during the Terror—1 out of
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Napoleon From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Napoleon (disambiguation). Napoleon I The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries‚ by Jacques-Louis David‚ 1812 Emperor of the French Reign 18 May 1804 – 11 April 1814 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815 Coronation 2 December 1804 Predecessor None (himself as First Consul of the French First Republic; previous ruling monarch was Louis XVI) Successor Louis XVIII (de jure in 1814) King of Italy Reign 17 March 1805 –
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“military force was the only way to ensure political stability” (Pelling 60). Consequently‚ he firmly tied the monarch to the army and reasserted “the principles of absolutism” (Pelling 61). By doing so‚ he “lost the goodwill of many of [his] subjects” (Pelling 61). Due to the rise of nationalistic views and the resulting revolutions‚ the Habsburg Empire began to face an identity crisis. In order to resolve this crisis‚ the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Dual Monarchy was created in 1867 resulting from
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Absolutism affected the power + status of the European nobility depending on the country in which they lived. In England the power of the nobility increases due to a victory in the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution of 1658. However‚ in France‚ Louis XIV¡¯s absolutist regime decreased the powers of the noble but heightened their material status. In Russia and in Prussia‚ the absolutist leaders of those countries modernized their nations + the nobility underwent a change‚ but it retained
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Section 3: Napoleon Forges an Empire pp. 229-233 1. Explain why Napoleon was considered the hero of the hour. 2. Give an example of a Napoleonic military success and failure. 3. How did Napoleon’s coup d’etat affect power in France? (What type of leader did he become and how did he legitimize it?) 4. Why was Napoleon able to concentrate on domestic reforms in 1802? 5. How would you evaluate Napoleon’s reforms in the following areas? What was the problem? How did he attempt to solve it
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Absolutism and Constitutionalism differ in the structure of authority in their theoretical governments‚ with Absolutism giving the government power over the people‚ and Constitutionalism limiting the government’s power and‚ in turn‚ empowering the people. This difference causes Absolutism to cause people to work for their government‚ and Constitutionalism to cause government to work for its people. Absolutism posited that government should have complete power over its citizens. James I of England
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