PPT-Napoleon

Consolidation of Power Background to Napoleons 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. COUP D’ETAT - seizure of the state; Napoleon’s take over of the . government. NAPOLEONIC CODE - laws created by Napoleon giving the French people back the rights they had won during the revolution; all men are equal; freedom of religion; all was lost after his fall. 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.. Background. Born on the island of Corsica. Family were minor nobles but had very little land. Trained for a military career. At the age of 9 he was sent to France to train. Early career. Napoleon rose quickly through the army. 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 . 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. . . 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. 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. 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 . 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. 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. . 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. 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.