NAPOLEON – THE RISE AND FALL

Military Hero

Stopped Thousands of Rebels

Crossed the Alps, defeated Austria and Sardinia

Upon return to France, launched a coup d’etat (overthrow of the gov’t)

Reforms under Napoleon

National Banking System with taxes

Dismissed corrupt officials

Set up gov’t schools

Recognized R.C. Church

Napoleonic Code

Crowned Himself Emperor !

12/2/1804 supported by people of France

Takes crown from the Pope…Crowned Himself

(Showed his power and arrogance!)

(Expands HIS EMPIRE throughout Europe!)

Napoleon’s Empire

From Europe -----To Russia

Too Greedy – Mistake1

1. Continental System– Sea blockade to stop trade with Britain proved unsuccessful and weak

Mistake 2

Peninsular War – Invaded Portugal through Spain. Spanish fought to Napoleon’s surprise. France lost 300,000 men

Mistake 3 Invasion of Russia –

Scorched Earth Policy

French can’t survive Russian Winter

End of Napoleon

Given one more chance ‘100 days’

Lost Battle of Waterloo

Exiled to island What’s Next for

France ? Congres of

Vienna…

Congress of Vienna Return France

Back to the way it was

Meeting of world leaders in Vienna

Led by Klemens von Metternich

Redraw the map of Europe

Tick Tick Metternich