1. 3.4 Notes

2.  Students will be able to explain Napoleon’s rise to power, the outcome and the lingering effects on Europe  Students will debate, orally and in writing what Napoleon’s legacy was

3.  20 year old lieutenant when the revolution broke out  Won a series of victories vs. the Hapsburgs and others  1799 overthrew the Directory set up 3 man governing board known as the Consulate  Appointed himself consul for life

4.  In 1804 he names himself Emperor of the French  Napoleon held votes called plebiscites at each step in his rise to power  Napoleon still had absolute power  This is referred to as democratic despotism

5.  Economic Reforms  Controlled prices  Built roads and canals  Set up new industry  Political Reforms  Opened jobs to men of talent  Napoleonic Code- set of laws with enlightened principals  Social/ Religious  Made Peace with Catholic Church  Women lost many rights

6.  Why was Napoleon able to achieve all these reforms and the previous revolutionary governments were not?  Define political, economic, social

7.  1804-1812 Napoleon marches across Europe with army conquering  Annexed (took) Netherlands, Belgium, parts of Italy and Germany  Waged economic warfare vs. Britain called the Continental System.

8.  Nationalism worked against Napoleon  Conquered nations saw him as a foreign oppressor  Spanish waged guerilla warfare aka hit and run raids vs. Napoleon  Napoleon tries to conquer Russia as well  Russians battled back with scorched-earth policy  Burned crops and villages as French advanced, left the French cold and hungry  Russian winter defeated Napoleon more than any battle

9.  How was Napoleon defeated?

10.  Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Nations at Leipzig  Napoleon abdicated the following year in 1814  He came back in triumph in 1815 but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo

11.  Leaders of Europe sat down after Napoleon and decided to put the conquered countries back the way they were and put kings back on the throne  Goal was to create balance of power to ensure peace  Concert of Europe- system where the European powers meet occasionally to discuss problems