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Napoleon Bonaparte
He was born in 1769 on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. he was young when he had to defend the delegates. He was the hero of the hour. -
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Napoleon Creates an Empire
Napoleon wanted control over all of Europe and wanted French Power in America. Napoleon decided to give up all of his Louisiana territory and sold it to Jefferson for $15 million dollars when his army was struck with disease. Napoleon's French Empire was vast but very unstable. It goes to show he had a lot of power but sometimes power isn't always a good thing. -
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France at war
20,000 men and women invaded the Tuileries. The palace where the royal family was staying. The mob massacred the royal guards and imprisoned Louis, Marie Antoinette, and their children. This is important becuase it takes the royal family is imprisoned.
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Robespierre Assumes Control
Maximilien Robespierre slowly gained power. He changed the calendar to where it had no Sundays on it. He ran a dictatorship. This is important because of the dictatorship and terror he put into the peoplehttps://courses.govhs.org/d2l/le/content/116737/viewContent/1330144/View -
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End of the Terror
Some members of the National Convention turned on Robespierre. They demanded his arrest and execution. They did not want him in charge anymore. The Reign of Terror was finally over.https://courses.govhs.org/d2l/le/content/116737/viewContent/1330145/View -
Napoleon Seizes Power
As a leader Napoleon entered Italy and had multiple successful battles. To protect French Trade he went to battle in Egypt. Once in Egypt he failed to win but managed to keep his failures a secret. For keeping that secret he was remembered as a well known hero in France. -
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Napoleon's Costly Mistakes
In the quest for more power Napoleon made three major mistakes. He created a blockade to destroy British trade but it failed and Britain created its own successful blockade. Next, he sent an invasion force through Spain which enraged the Spanish people. Lastly, Napoleon marched his army of 420,000 soldiers into Russia and was attacked many times and ended up with 10,000 soldiers when it all ended. Napoleon was too power hungry and made many mistakes and costed many of his soldiers their lives. -
Napoleon Suffers Defeat
Napoleon wanted to keep fighting but his generals said no. He had to surrender and give up her crown. He only got a small pension. -
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Conservative Europe
Czar Alexander I, Emperor Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia signed an agreement called the Holy Alliance. They based it with other country's. The Concert of Europe, ensured that nations would help one another if any revolutions broke out.I think this is important because they sign the holy alliances. -
The Containment of France
It helped the weak country's become stronger. 39 states German States loosely joined.They had to have a balance of power.This is important because it helped out a lot of surrounding states.
