PPT-Napoleon and Post-Revolutionary France

Post Revolutionary France The Directory was not providing order Emigres wanted a return to the monarchy A coup detat occurs to put down any chance of a monarchy coming back to France Napoleon. 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.. Section 4. Napoleon Forges and Empire. In four years Napoleon rose from an unknown army officer to the ruler of France . 1796. the Directory appoints him to lead the French army against the Austrians and the Kingdom of Sardinia . Napoleon. Phase 3 of the Revolution. The Jacobins self-destruct after the excesses of the Terror (even Robespierre is executed). After this… no support for a third revolution. Moderates are back in control of government. (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?. Family . Napoleon was born in Corsica . –. an Italian city that was once part of Italy but now under the rule of France. . Napoleon’s father . –. Charles Bonaparte . –. was to go to Versailles and represent the people of Corsica at the Estates General. . Napoleon’s Life Lessons. Went to military school at age 9. Learned how society was divided into 3 estates and that being a good soldier did not help a person move up in . society. He would later organize his military based on ability over social class. Learning Objectives:. Name two French writers with new ideas in 1700s. Explain how the Age of Reason & the American Revolution led to French Revolution. Know. the Three Estates. Explain how storming of the Bastille led to bloody rebellion. Napoleon as president. Louis Napoleon agreed to legislation that would benefit the majority as he had a Catch All ideology…. Conservatives. -. the . conservatives wanted to re-educate France. With Louis Napoleon’s support and acceptance, an . 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 . What about this man?. And him?. 1795-1799. Reign of terror over. Constitution of 1795 called for a 5 man directory to lead France. There was a bicameral legislature. Corrupt leaders who lined their pockets were leaving the French poor . 1769 – 1821. F. rom . a poor . Corsican family . of minor nobility. Was a 20 year old French army officer when the French Revolution broke . out, rose to rank of general by age 24. In the wars . between . What are some examples in history of Heroes and Tyrants? . Can someone be both a hero and tyrant? . Do Now. With the foreign invaders vanquished and the Reign of Terror at an end, the Convention was finally able to inaugurate its new constitution. . : 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.