The RISE and FALL of …

Born August 15, 1769 in Corsica Sent to multiple military schools for training Became an _______________________

Opportunities for Glory 1793 – forces British troops out of French harbor of Toulon. 1794 – defeats Austrian troops in Italy 1795 – fends off an angry mob of royalists

________________________ At 26 years of age, he is put in charge of defending the French

interior 1796 – wins victories against Italians and Austrians

Defeat Attempts to disrupt trade between Britain and India, but

loses Battle of the Nile to Admiral Horatio Nelson of the British Navy

Napoleon _______________________________________

Napoleon and his supporters take advantage of a weakened Directory (____________________) Armed members of Napoleon’s supporters force a coup d’etat

This is a forced transfer of power Government is turned over to Napoleon Nov. 1799

Consulate takes place of Directory Napoleon is put in charge of 1st Consul The structure of the republic was still in place, but

Napoleon _______________________________________ Napoleon becomes _______________

Submits a plebiscite (question put before all voters) asking if citizens of France wanted an empire; they say YES

_____ comes to crown Napoleon, but Napoleon _____________________________________________________

Extension of wars fought between ______________________________________________________________ France becomes dominant

European power Great Britain is ______________

Napoleon loses at ___, wins on ______ Loses Battle of Trafalgar to

Admiral Nelson and British navy Defeats Russian and Austrian

troops at Battle of Austerlitz near Vienna

Creates _____________________ A ___________________________

____________________ Portugal refuses to follow Continental System Napoleon quickly conquers Spain; places

brother Joseph on Spanish throne Great Britain sends help to Spanish

Biggest threat comes from _________________ Bands of peasants use _________________ and

ambush French troops Now battling two military forces and the Spanish

people, Napoleon is forced to ______________________ Napoleon dominates Europe through

____________________________ (page 612)

Reform of Church-State Relations ______________ (agreement with

pope) recognizes influence of Roman Catholic Church in France

Economic reforms ___________________________ ___________________________

Legal and Educational reforms Creates ________________________

Makes laws _______________________

CONS Promotes order

and authority over ________________

_________________censored for political content

Denied rights for _______; husbands have total authority over wives

PROS Made laws

uniform across the nation

__________________________________

Established a network of ___________________________________________________

PROS Made laws

uniform across the nation

__________________________________

Established a network of ___________________________________________________

Russian Czar Alexander I mobilizes troops in response to the _____________________

Napoleon wants to teach czar a lesson and mobilizes troops east to move into Russia

June 1812 – Napoleon and 600,000 troops enter Russia

Soldiers were young recruits with little or no loyalty _______________________________________ July heat causes _________________________ Peasant’s ___________________________________ for

advancing French army

In August 1812, French finally engage Russians Both sides experience great

casualties French march on to Moscow, but

find a deserted city in flames No longer able to support his

troops, Napoleon orders the march home

True horror sets in with the _________________ French return through the burned

fields ________________________________kill

thousands of troops Russian peasants attack

Napoleon’s army is decimated; only 94,000 troops return

Napoleon fights ___________________________upon return and loses He is exiled to Elba, a small island of the coast off

Italy, and is forced to give up his throne He retains ________________and is given a small

pension __________________

Napoleon escapes after a year in exile and returns to France to great cheering and loyalty from thousands of citizens and great hatred from thousands more

The Hundred Days was a __________________________________________________

Final Showdown between ___________________ by the Duke of Wellington Prussian troops

arrived to aid Britain Napoleon was no

match for their combined strength

Napoleon suffered a crushing defeat signaling ________________________________________

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Napoleon is captured and exiled to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic He dies in exile six years later at the age of 51

•Napoleon’s Legacy•Made some basic ideas of the _____________ part of the French government•__________________________•__________________________

•Fueled the spread of _________________•_______________________________________________•Feelings of ______________ spread not only through France, but also through peoples that Napoleon had conquered

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