PPT-18.3. THE AGE OF NAPOLEON

Big Idea Napoleon spreads revolutionary ideas The Age of Napoleon Early Life Born in Corsica minor nobility Military Success Italy amp Egypt 1799 Coup détat overthrow Directory. Consolidation of Power. Background to Napoleon’s Rise to Power. With the death of Robespierre in July 1794, the Reign of Terror ended.. This brought a wave of reaction that swept across France known as the White Terror (Thermidor Reaction).. Jeremy Bennie & Eddie . Krahe. A little History. Napoleon & France. Nappy had been ruling for ~10 years. Napoleon just invaded Russia and . FAILED. For many reasons, it was a HORRIBLE IDEA. European . 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 . Popular History and Sites in the Louvre. Winged Victory. Winged Victory of Samothrace. Statue of a female body with wings made from white marble. . The messenger goddess Victory, Nike in Greek. Dated to second century BC, the monument is an offering made in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods following a naval battle. . Rise to Power. 1975. North Africa Campaign:. 1799:. Respected by soldiers:. Reconnaissance:. Conquered most of Europe:. Taking Control of France. Military Genius. Building an Empire. Building an Empire. 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 . “. 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.". AP EUROPEAN HISTORY. MR. RICK PURRINGTON. MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL. The Age of Napoleon. I.The. Age of Napoleon Begins . “He was like an expert chess player, with the human race for an opponent, which he proposed to checkmate.”. 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 . SSWH14 The student will analyze the Age of Revolutions and Rebellions.. c. Explain Napoleon’s rise to power, and his defeat; and explain the consequences for Europe.. The Rise of Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte dominated French and European history from 1799 – 1815. . Document A. Napoleon took power in France in 1799 following the chaos of the Reign of Terror and five years of weak governments. By 1805 Napoleon had not only stabilized France, but he had issued his own set of landmark laws and conquered an Empire for France that consisted of most. : 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. Honors World History. Napoleon. When royalist. rebels threatened the National Convention. . Napoleon . was called in to . stop it. . He. was . rewarded him with military missions. Was victorious against the Austrians in Italy & the British at . 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.