PPT-Napoleon

Bonaparte Napoleon Timeline of Greatness Born 1769 Corsica Military school at age 9 1785 By age 16 b cms army lt Workaholic military genius loner revolutionary leader megalomaniac. A Fairy Story. Who was Napoleon‘s propagandist? . Squealer. Who was the cynic who never changed? . B. enjamin. Who tested Napoleon‘s food for poison? . Pinkeye. Who was the farm‘s poet and songwriter? . 1803-1815. “Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon & the Empress Josephine,” 1806 by David. December 2, 1804. “Consecration . of the Emperor Napoleon & the Empress Josephine,” . 1806 . by David. Section 3. Objectives. Explain how Napoleon Bonaparte came to power.. Summarize how Napoleon restored order in France. Describe the extent and weaknesses of Napoleon’s empire.. Napoleon. Napoleon was one of the greatest military geniuses in history. He came from obscurity in the French army to become the leader of France from 1795-1799.. an . Empire. Chapter 23, section 3. Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte – was born in Corsica in 1769. He rose quickly in the military. He was 5’3” tall. With several impressive military victories Napoleon became a hero in France and he did it in a very short period of time.. Napoleon Seizes Power. Oct 1795: royalist rebels marched on the National Convention, Napoleon was put in charge of . defense. he . became a hero, savior of the French . Republic. Nov . 1799 . Napoleon’s . The Rise of Napoleon . 1769 Born on island of Corsica. 1793 Helps capture Toulon from British; promoted to . brigadier . general. 1795 Crushes rebels opposed to the National Convention. 1796–1797 Becomes commander in chief of the army of Italy; . (1789-1815). The End of an Era. Name:_______________ Block:____. WEX II. Chapter . 2, . Section . 5. The End of an Era. At the end of this section, I will be able to answer the following questions:. What events led to Napoleon’s downfall?. . 4. Corrupt, inconsistent, and insensitive leadership. Prosperous members of Third Estate resent privileges of First and Second estates. Spread of Enlightenment ideas. Huge government debt. Poor harvests and rising price of bread. Lets finish Chapter Twenty-Three!. Reaction and the Rise of Napoleon:. With Robespierre gone, radical reforms undone . A brilliant young general seizes power, Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 . Popular authoritarianism . “. Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.”. “There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.". Queen Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI. The Eve of Revolution. 1789. French Old Order/Three Estates. . 1. Clergy. . 2. Nobility. . 3. Everyone else. Enlightenment Ideas. Questioning inequalities of Old Regime. Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?. Napoleon Bonaparte was a military and political leader of France. He crowned himself Emperor of the France, and his actions shaped European politics in the early 19. th. century. (1800s). : Explain Napoleon’s rise to power, the role of geography in his defeat, and the consequences of France’s defeat for Europe.. Vocabulary. : Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleonic Code, coup d’etat, plebiscite, lycee, concordat, Battle of Trafalgar, Continental System, Peninsular War, Waterloo, Hundred Days. After the Reign of Terror people want a new government and new constitution. The Name of this new government is the Directory. 5 elected directors made up the executive. The Directory 1795-1799. Only literate, property owning men could vote.