PPT-Napoleon and the Spread of Revolutions

Lets finish Chapter TwentyThree Reaction and the Rise of Napoleon With Robespierre gone radical reforms undone A brilliant young general seizes power Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 Popular authoritarianism . in the Atlantic World. WOH4234. 1. Francisco de Goya, . The Third of May 1808. (1814). Learning Objectives. What was the Age of Revolutions?. How did imperial infrastructures and wars prepare for the Age of Revolutions?. EMPIRE COLLAPSES. Chapter 23.4. Napoleon’s 3 Mistakes. The . Continental . System. The Peninsular War . The Invasion of Russia. The Continental System. A . blockade. A forcible . closing of ports, preventing trade & communication . 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).. The Congress of Vienna. The allies of Europe’s major powers restored many former rulers and borders, bringing Europe back in some measure to the way it had been before the French Revolution.. To some degree, this gathering of crowned heads was a triumphant celebration of the defeat of Napoleon. . (1) Chronology. (2) Key Concepts: Ideology, Gender, Class. (3) Interpretation . What is a revolution? . Revolutionary tradition in Europe: (1)From Absolutism to Liberalism, 1789-1848. (2) From Absolutism and Liberalism to Socialism, 1871-1936. (3) From Socialism to Liberalism.. . 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. 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. Chapter 20. Key Topics. Napoleon’s rise, his coronation as emperor, and his administrative reforms. Napoleon’s conquests, the creation of a French Empire, and Britain’s enduring resistance. The invasion of Russia and Napoleon’s decline. (1) Chronology. (2) Key . Categories of Analysis: . Ideology, Gender, Class. (3) Interpretation . What is a revolution? . Revolutionary tradition in Europe: (1)From Absolutism to Liberalism, 1789-1848. (2) From Absolutism and Liberalism to Socialism, 1871-1936. (3) From Socialism to Liberalism.. 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). Lesson #404. Rise and Fall of Napoleon. Essential Questions. 19. Why was Napoleon so able to gain so much power so quickly. ?. 20. What was Napoleon’s greatest weakness?. Who was Napoleon?. An artillery commander. 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 . 1799-1815. Napoleon’s character. Intelligent. Witty. Charming. Depressive. Childish. Decisive. Life Under the Directory. Directory was corrupt, economy was poor. Following Robespierre, people went wild.