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2.5 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
1 FEATURES OF THE NAPOLEONIC REGIME
He established hereditary power
To ensure his regime would continue
Napoleon was crowned emperor of the French in 1804
Napoleon’s Empire marked the reform of the inherited political framework and the starting point of
The Modern French State
Napoleon's Reforms
Ended some revolutionary achievements
Created repressive regime
Established an authoritarian monarchy
He created the French Civil Code
He boosted the economy
He laid the foundations for modern educational models
He improved Public Administration
2 THE RISE AND FALL OF NAPOLEON’S EMPIRE
Napoleon achieved success and fame as a young military man
Defending the Republic
He tried to create a new world order in Europe
In which France enjoyed hegemonic power
Although his main enemies were the absolute monarchies:
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Great Britain was his more persistant opponent
And he proclaim a continental blockade
The British economy suffered, but it did not collapse.
The Napoleonic Wars
FIRST PHASE (1804–1812)
Napoleon gained more power by defeating the authoritarian monarchies
Invaded a part of Spain, which was ruled by his brother
The British fleet won the battle of Trafalgar in Cadiz
SECOND PHASE (1812–1815)
In 1812 Napoleon tried to conquered Russia
But failed
In 1814 they exile him
But he escaped
In 1815 British and their allies finally defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
