Transcript Napoleon: Giant or Midget?

Napoleon: Giant or Midget?
• Creation of Republics
• Continental System
– Foreign policy to blockade GB
• Concordat of 1801
– Pope Pius and Napoleon
– French involvement in Church
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Abolition of Serfdom & Feudalism
Invasion of Russia
Code Napoleon
Nationalism
Economic stimulation
Manipulation of law and religion
• Aggrandizement of family
– “to make great” “Increase power”
• Great military Conquests
• 1,000,000 French Casualties
• Treaty of Tilsit
– Treaty between Napoleon and Russia
• Guarantee aid: the rest of Europe became the
bologna
• Egyptian Campaign
– 1st successful campaign (defeated)
– Why? Block British trade to India
• Centralized authority
• Legion of Honor
– No nobility, based on merit
• Political repression
– In and outside of France
• Financial exploitation of conquered lands
• Religious toleration
• Battle of Waterloo
– Napoleon defeated
– End of the 100 Day rule
• Public Works system
• Contempt for mankind
• Public education system
• Monarchical corruption
– Those that favored Napoleon received special
treatment
• Abolition of Holy Roman Empire
• Battle of Trafalgar
Part B.
Hero, opportunist, patriot, revolutionary