1. Napoleon’s Europe Main Idea Reading Focus
Napoleon Bonaparte rose through military ranks to become emperor over France and much of Europe.
Reading Focus
How did Napoleon rise to power?
How did Emperor Napoleon come to dominate Europe?
What were Napoleon’s most important policies?

2. Napoleon’s Rise to Power
Napoleon Bonaparte, ruthlessly ambitious, rose from army captain to ruler of France in a very short time. He took advantage of the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Napoleon, brilliant military leader
In charge of French interior at 26
Invaded Italy and Egypt and won
French naval defeat by the British should have slowed Napoleon but he abandon his troops, went back to France, and exaggerated the success of the French military in the press.
Became national hero
Opportunities for Glory

3. Napoleons Rise to Power
Napoleon Seizes Power
The Directory was weak and ineffective
Many in France feared the royalists and the European opposition
In 1799 Napoleon became the first leader of the consulate in a coup d’état take over
Intense nationalism and tired of chaos, the people supported Napoleon

4. What events led to Napoleon’s rise to power?
Summarize
What events led to Napoleon’s rise to power?
Answer(s): stopped royalists from regaining power, defended French interior, won battles in Italy, kept borders secure, won territory for France, covered up Battle of Nile, led coup d'état

5. Emperor Napoleon Once France under control, Napoleon turned to Europe
Napoleon crowns himself
Submitted a plebiscite to ask voters for authority
Emperor Napoleon I
Desire for empire
Wanted to rule Europe and the Americas
French expedition to Saint Domingue (Haiti today) failed
Napoleon sold Louisiana Territory and turned his focus to Europe

6. Emperor Napoleon I

7. Quest to Conquer Europe
Napoleonic Wars Begin
France was the dominant power in Europe.
Wanted to defeat age old enemy UK.
A blockade plan called the Continental System prohibited trade with Britain.
Napoleon’s Navy lost the Battle of Trafalgar to the British but his Army won the Battle of Austerlitz near Vienna.
Battles with the English over Spain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula were successful but never won over the Spanish people who used a stealth and ambush fighting technique called guerilla warfare against French.

8. Austerlitz
Austerlitz forces Austria to surrender and Russia to go home.
It is also known as the Battle of the Three Emperor’s (1805).

9. Napoleon Dominates Europe
Mastered Most of Europe
Through treaties, alliances, and victories in battle
Controlled much of Europe by 1812, except Portugal, Sweden, Britain, Russia and Ottoman Empire
Free of Control
Great Britain remained an enemy
Many were allied, some under loose control
Rewarded Relatives
Relatives put in power; brothers on thrones within Empire
Sisters and stepson held powerful positions throughout Europe

12. What regions of Europe did Napoleon dominate?
Summarizing
What regions of Europe did Napoleon dominate?
Answer(s): all nations except Great Britain, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire

13. Napoleon’s Policies Church-State Relations Economic Reforms
Antireligious nature of French Revolution over
Concordat recognized influence of Roman Catholic Church
Economic Reforms
Established the Bank of France to regulate economy
More efficient tax-collection system
Legal and Educational
Napoleonic Code developed
Order and authority over individual rights
Schools for government and military positions
Legacy—Age of Napoleon
Democratic ideas
Equality before law, representative system
Spread of nationalism

14. Identify Cause and Effect
How did Napoleon’s reforms affect French society?
Answer(s): Napoleon made some basic revolutionary ideas part of the French government and forced those ideas upon people of other nations and backgrounds creating resentment and nationalism.