The Napoleonic Era : The Napoleonic Era Napoleon Bonaparte Chapter 21
Slide 2 : The Napoleonic Era November 1799- Napoleon overthrows the Directory.
December 1799- French voters overwhelmingly approve Napoleons new constitution.
1800- Napoleon founds Bank of France.
1801- France defeats Australia and acquires Italian and German territories in the Treaty of Lunéville.
1802- France signs the Treaty of Amiens with Britain.
December 1804- Napoleon crowned himself emperor.
December 1805- Napoleon defeats Austria and Russia.
1810- Grand Empire is at its height.
April 1814- Napoleon abdicates and is exile to Elba.
February- June 1815- Napoleon escapes from Elba and rules France until he is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
Slide 3 : Napoleon Bonaparte
1769-1821 Born in Corsica into an improvised noble family.
In 1785 he left home to become a lieutenant in the French artillery.
As a commander, Napoleon won man brilliant victories in 1796 and 1797.
Slide 4 : Napoleon failed in an attempt to take over parts of Egypt 1785 but returned to France and was generally known.
November 9, 1799 Napoleon organized and succeeded in a take over and was named first counsel of the republic. France still was ruled as a republic but in truth Napoleon was the real leader.
Slide 5 : Napoleon’s great skill in gaining support from important and political groups is illustrated by his treatment in the Catholic Church. In 1800 the French clergy was still divided; personally uninterested in religion, Napoleon wanted to heal the church. Napoleon and Pope Pius VII signed the Codcordat of 1801. This pleased the people of France and he gained more support.
Napoleon : Napoleon Napoleon came into power after France was dissatisfied with the French Revolution. Napoleon spoke to the people and promised big things. After Napoleon crowned himself emperor ruled as a democracy establishing “ code Napoleon” Later he assumed a dictatorship.
Slide 7 : Napoleon was able to gain power because he was a smooth talker and used propaganda techniques. The people of France liked the ideas that Napoleon talked about. Napoleons rise to power was a lot like Adolf Hitler. In both events, both men knew what the people wanted to hear so they used human stupidity to manipulate them into there support to help them rise to power.
Slide 8 : In short, Napoleons whole reason to come into power was because he was self contained and wanted nothing more than to have complete power of all things that he could.
Slide 9 : In the end, Napoleon lost all he had worked for. He became to involved in having control and power, that his own people and other countries turned on him. Napoleon finally came to an end when he was captured and sent to the island Elba. Later he escaped the island and ruled France for just a short period until he was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by France.
Slide 10 : On May 5, 1521, Napoleon died on the St. Helena island.
Slide 11 : What lesson can be learned from Napoleons life?
What was responsible for Napoleons down fall?
In knowing that answer what have we learned today?
Are you or someone you know a Napoleon?
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