Rise of Napoleon and his reforms
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- RISE OF NAPOLEON AND HIS REFORMS AAHANA RAWAT10 B
- The Directors often clashed with the legislative councils, who then sought to dismiss them. The political instability of the Directory in France paved the way for the rise of a military dictator, Napoleon Bonaparte.
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- Now I am the emperor!
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- Napoleon saw his role as a moderniser of Europe. Initially, people saw Napoleon as a liberator who would bring freedom for the people. But soon the Napoleonic armies came to be viewed everywhere as an invading force.
- Lets conquer neighbouring European countries, dispossess dynasties and create kingdoms placing my family members in them.
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- In the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles in order to make the whole system more rational and efficient.
- The Civil Code of 1804 – also known as the Napoleonic Code will be implemented. It will abolish all privileges based on birth, establish equality before the law and secure the right to property.
- WOW!
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- He finally crowned himself the Emperor of France in 1804. He overthrew the directory. Through a return to monarchy Napoleon destroyed democracy in France.
- Uniform laws, standardised weights and measures, and a common national currency benefitted businessman. The reactions to this were mixed. Initial enthusiasm soon turned to hostility as people lost their political freedom.
- OH NO!
- WOW!
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- Increased taxation, censorship, forced conscription into the French armies, all seemed to outweigh the administrative changes. He was finally defeated in Germany, in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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- In Dutch Republic, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, I will simplify administrative divisions, abolish feudal system and free peasants from serfdom and manorial dues. In towns, guild restrictions will be removed. Transport and communication systems will be improved.
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