Napoleon Bonaparte  26 yr old General  Strong leader that would end the chaos  Maintained appearances of a republic but became a dictator

Napoleon crowned Emperor for life.  The picture is of Napoleon crowning his wife Empress

Completing the Revolution  1804 France becomes an empire  Napoleonic Code--Well organized set of laws that is still the basis of the legal system in France  Guaranteed religious freedom  Granted all adult males the right to vote  Limited freedom of speech  Women couldn’t vote or own property

Napoleon Vs. Britain  Britain has a strong Navy  Napoleon has a strong Army  Neither can defeat the other for this reason  Napoleon creates the Continental system  Continental Europe will not trade with Britain  Britain answers by blockading France and her Allies.

Napoleon’s Defeat  French Grand Army--700,000 men, largest army ever in Europe to fight in Russia  Winter and lack of supplies causes defeat in Russia  Napoleon returns with only 100,000 men

Napoleon’s Defeat  Waterloo--Belgian village where Napoleon’s army was defeated by a combined British,Prussian, and Austrian army

Napoleon:Tyrant or Hero  Created an empire by conquering neighboring countries  Put friends and relatives on thrones in Europe  Continental system caused massive inflation  Napoleonic Wars 10yrs  Lost 600,000 soldiers in Russian Winter campaign  Built roads, canals, and encouraged industry  Public Schools  Religious Freedom  Napoleonic Code  Spread Revolutionary ideas throughout Europe and the World

Rise and Fall of Napoleon(political satire)  Explain the satirical cartoon illustrated above