• Evaluate the conditions that existed in France that allowed Napoleon to rise to power

• Judge the PERSIAGM impact of Napoleon on France and Europe

• Chronicle the fall of Napoleon from 1812 to 1815

←Who is part of it?

• How did Napoleon do this?– 1 million men

• How did he break this land up?

• What impact did his empire make on European People?

• How did Napoleon run his empire– Politically– Socially

• Jews in France– Economically– Religiously– Intellectually?

• Metric System 1799

• All of these policies are actually very similar to a political policy we will learn later

• Nationalism in Europe– You are a Spaniard,

German, Pole…what do you think of Napoleon?

– What will you do then?– Love of own “people.”

Who needs a little self-love and confidence at this time?

• _____can’t be defeated– #1 enemy

• 1805…• Battle of

Trafalgar

• Continental system…• GB answers…• What might Europeans think now?

• Russia backs out of Continental System

• Napoleon builds 600K army to invade Russia

• Russia never engages in DIRECT BATTLES (except Borodino)– Why? Connection to today?

• Russia retreats and uses “scorched earth” policy

• French hungry and travel deeper and deeper into Russia

• 600K go into Russia (Napoleon’s best troops)• 40-100K come home

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• Why is this the best time?• What old analogy/theme is

used again…• German Nationalism

unleashed…want war!!!• Klemens von Metternich,

Austrian foreign minister is a powerful enemy to Napoleon– Napoleon offered peace offer

to avoid war– Napoleon rejects it

• Major Battle to ensue

• Russia, Austria and Prussia beat France• 200K (young+old) to 400K• 2nd major defeat for Napoleon

• Enemies close in on France after the victory

• Suicide potion expires

• Napoleon ABDICATES the French Throne

• Exiled to island of Elba, off Italy

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• Monarchy brought back by monarchs of Europe

• Louis XVIII– Brother of Louis

XVI• Fear of return to

old regime makes his reign short

• Escapes Elba• Bloodless retake

of France• Louis XVIII flees• European

Coalition reassemble forces for final battle…want…– Balance of Power

• Napoleon offers truce– Rejected

• Napoleon rushes to assemble army

• GB and Prussia defeat Napoleon

• If only it didn’t rain for Napoleon

• Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (GB) beats the man he studied for years

• Napoleon abdicates throne again

• Exiled to St. Helena until death

ArthurWellesley

Duke ofWellington

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• Austria hosts (Vienna)• Goals

– Restore stability in Europe (for who?)

– Bring Europe back to before 1792…what gov?

– Conservatism…– Balance of Power…– Stability will be

maintained by alliance of monarchs…how?• Will police Europe for any

signs of…