HW# 14

Countries Napolean conquered: Spain, Italy, Russia, Germany, Prussia, Austria, France.

1.
1) Napolean Bonaparte- lived 1769- 1821, at age 16 he finished school and became a lieutenant in the artillery. When the French Revolution started he joined the army of the reformed government.
2) Coup d'e'tat- a sudden seizure of power. "blow of state"
3) Plebiscite- a vote of the people.
4) Lycee'- government-run public schools.
5) Concordat- an agreement
6) Napoleonic Code- Napolean Bonaparte's system of laws.
7) Battle of Trafalgar- the most important battle Napolean had, and lost. It proved the supremacy of Britain's navy and stopped Napoleans plans of invading Britain.

3. Was Napolean the creator or of the creation of his times?
      I think that Napolean was considered a "creator" of his time. After the Revolution, Napolean stabalized France along with its government. Napolean established the Napoleonic Code as laws. The people of France must have felt safe knowing that Napolean was powerful enough to conquer most of the Europe. Napolean made his government fair and honest. Napolean let church influence be recognised by the government.

4. To keep his empire together, Napolean had to deal with forces both inside and outside the French Empire. In your judgement, which area was more crucial to control? Since Napolean had help to keep control of forces ooutside of France, I think that the inside of France was more crucial to control. After all the problems left behind the Revolution in France, it must have been hard to stabalize it. The people couldnt have found the government trustworthy because of the Reign of terror. France needed alot of reform and Napolean had to carefully make these changes.

      Napolean came to control the French government by making a reputation in the army. When Napolean escaped from Egypt and returned to France he was recognized as a hero. Napolean returned to find the republican government in bad shape. Napolean outsmarted the counsil to have a 10 year position as Emperor. He thought that before he could reform France he had to make peace with the borders of France.