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Napoleon rose to power through his military genius, establishing peace with the Catholic Church, implementing the Civil Code, and turning conquered lands into allies. His fall was due to Britain's survival despite Napoleon's attempts to cut off trade, the failure of his Continental System blockade against Britain, rising nationalism in conquered peoples, and his disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812.

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LEQ: WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR THE RISE AND FALL OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE? Do Now: Complete the Napoleon Quotes assignment at your desk ***Dr. Suess Assignments are graded and will be handed back at the end of class***
A B C
RISE OF NAPOLEON 1. Military Genius 2. Peace with Catholics 3. Civil Code 4. Turned Conquered Lands into Allies
RISE OF NAPOLEON 1. Military Genius 1. From 1792 quickly advanced through the ranks 2. Won battles due to: speed, surprise and decisive action 3. Energy and initiative earn him the devotion of his troops 4. Keen intelligence, ease with words and supreme self confidence
RISE OF NAPOLEON 2. Peace with the Catholics One of the first moves he made upon return from Italy/Egypt He believed (Enlightenment Guy) that religion was at most a social convenience Most French were Catholic 1801 agreement with Pope, #yourenotgettingyourlandsback_bro Catholic Church is longer an enemy of France People who gained lands from Revolution luv Nappy
RISE OF NAPOLEON 3. Civil Code Before the Revolution France had almost 300 laws Napoleonic/Civil Code is one of seven created by Napoleon Preserved many of the principles of the revolution: equality of all citizens before the law; the right of the individual to choose a profession religious toleration; and the abolition of serfdom and all feudal obligations Women were less equal than men and treated like children, no public role
RISE OF NAPOLEON 4. Turned Conquered into Allies French Empire, Dependent States and Allied States French Empire= enlarged France extending to the Rhine and western half of Italy Dependent States= kingdoms ruled by relatives of Napoleon (Spain, Holland, kingdom of Italy, Swiss Republic, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and the Confederation of the Rhine) Allied States= countries defeated and forced to join his struggle against Britain (Prussia, Austria, Russia and Sweden)
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FALL OF NAPOLEON 1. Survival of Britain 2. Failure of Continental System 3. Nationalism 4. Invasion of Russia
FALL OF NAPOLEON 1. Survival of Britain Napoleon was never able to conquer Great Britain due to their sea power Napoleon planed to invade Britain, but a failure at Trafalgar in 1805
FALL OF NAPOLEON 2. Failure of the Continental System Continental System stop British goods from reaching the European continent to be sold there Theory: by weakening Britain economically, Napoleon would destroy its ability to wage war FAILED: allied states resented being told that they could not trade with the British, some cheated, some resisted, plus there were new markets in Latin America/Middle East 1810 British exports near record highs
FALL OF NAPOLEON 3. Nationalism Nationalism the sense of unique identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols Napoleons march generated nationalism in two ways: Conquered peoples became united in their hatred of the invaders The conquered peoples saw the power and strength of national feeling
FALL OF NAPOLEON 4. Invasion of Russia Why invade? Borodino Great Retreat
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  • 1. LEQ: WHAT WERE THE REASONS FOR THE RISE AND FALL OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE? Do Now: Complete the Napoleon Quotes assignment at your desk ***Dr. Suess Assignments are graded and will be handed back at the end of class***
  • 2. A B C
  • 3. RISE OF NAPOLEON 1. Military Genius 2. Peace with Catholics 3. Civil Code 4. Turned Conquered Lands into Allies
  • 4. RISE OF NAPOLEON 1. Military Genius 1. From 1792 quickly advanced through the ranks 2. Won battles due to: speed, surprise and decisive action 3. Energy and initiative earn him the devotion of his troops 4. Keen intelligence, ease with words and supreme self confidence
  • 5. RISE OF NAPOLEON 2. Peace with the Catholics One of the first moves he made upon return from Italy/Egypt He believed (Enlightenment Guy) that religion was at most a social convenience Most French were Catholic 1801 agreement with Pope, #yourenotgettingyourlandsback_bro Catholic Church is longer an enemy of France People who gained lands from Revolution luv Nappy
  • 6. RISE OF NAPOLEON 3. Civil Code Before the Revolution France had almost 300 laws Napoleonic/Civil Code is one of seven created by Napoleon Preserved many of the principles of the revolution: equality of all citizens before the law; the right of the individual to choose a profession religious toleration; and the abolition of serfdom and all feudal obligations Women were less equal than men and treated like children, no public role
  • 7. RISE OF NAPOLEON 4. Turned Conquered into Allies French Empire, Dependent States and Allied States French Empire= enlarged France extending to the Rhine and western half of Italy Dependent States= kingdoms ruled by relatives of Napoleon (Spain, Holland, kingdom of Italy, Swiss Republic, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and the Confederation of the Rhine) Allied States= countries defeated and forced to join his struggle against Britain (Prussia, Austria, Russia and Sweden)
  • 9. FALL OF NAPOLEON 1. Survival of Britain 2. Failure of Continental System 3. Nationalism 4. Invasion of Russia
  • 10. FALL OF NAPOLEON 1. Survival of Britain Napoleon was never able to conquer Great Britain due to their sea power Napoleon planed to invade Britain, but a failure at Trafalgar in 1805
  • 11. FALL OF NAPOLEON 2. Failure of the Continental System Continental System stop British goods from reaching the European continent to be sold there Theory: by weakening Britain economically, Napoleon would destroy its ability to wage war FAILED: allied states resented being told that they could not trade with the British, some cheated, some resisted, plus there were new markets in Latin America/Middle East 1810 British exports near record highs
  • 12. FALL OF NAPOLEON 3. Nationalism Nationalism the sense of unique identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols Napoleons march generated nationalism in two ways: Conquered peoples became united in their hatred of the invaders The conquered peoples saw the power and strength of national feeling
  • 13. FALL OF NAPOLEON 4. Invasion of Russia Why invade? Borodino Great Retreat