2.  Stopped Thousands of Rebels  Crossed the Alps, defeated Austria and Sardinia  Upon return to France, launched a coup d’etat (overthrow of the gov’t)

3.  National Banking System with taxes  Dismissed corrupt officials  Set up gov’t schools  Recognized R.C. Church  Napoleonic Code

4.  12/2/1804 supported by people of France  Takes crown from the Pope…Crowned Himself  (Showed his power and arrogance!)  (Expands HIS EMPIRE throughout Europe!)HIS EMPIRE

5.  From Europe -----To Russia

6. 1. Continental System– Sea blockade to stop trade with Britain proved unsuccessful and weak

7.  Peninsular War – Invaded Portugal through Spain. Spanish fought to Napoleon’s surprise. France lost 300,000 men

8.  Invasion of Russia – Scorched Earth Policy  French can’t survive Russian Winter

9.  Given one more chance ‘100 days’  Lost Battle of Waterloo  Exiled to island  What’s Next for France ?  Congres of Vienna…

10.  Return France Back to the way it was  Meeting of world leaders in Vienna  Led by Klemens von Metternich  Redraw the map of Europe  Tick Tick Metternich