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The Directory 1795-1799 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - External threats to the republic decreased: The war of the first coalition ended with the treaty of Campo Formio which left only Britain at war with France and France in a more stable place externally
      - Coups against the Directory were supressed well
        
        Babeuf's plot was foiled in may 1796 which was a success for the government and restored stability
        
        Coup of Fructidor was also handled well which meant they were able to remove factional threats
      - The Constitution fundamentally was designed around the idea of bringing stability to France after the Terror. By creating a highly democratic system that used checks and balances
    - - Due to Napoleons actions in Malta the 2nd Coalition was formed creating a new major threat against the French Republic
      - Although Coups were handled well the government had to resort to use of terror and mercenaries to return stability witch shows underlying instability and weakness within the system
      - The governmental system was too democratic to the point that not much could be passed through without the use of unconstitutional acts making the system broken and weak and unstable
    - - Although there were some political successes such as dealing with coups and external factors, they were plagued by underlying flaws that made the system as a whole weak and vunerable to further coups/ uprisings and general instability
  - - - Brought Stability by being a final closure for the terror after the Thermidorian reaction
      - Prarial Uprisings were handled well keeping stability
      - Use of cannon during Vendemiare uprising lead by napoleon effectively dealt with the pro royalist uprisings
    - - Social unrest lead to poor economic conditions
      - Indirect taxation
      - Isolated themselves from the people. Becoming isolated and unpopular through the coups and uprisings against the directory because of use of corrupt policies
    - - Some change made but not enough to solidly create stability in France
  - - - Ramel's reforms of the economic system was largely a success, He successfully implemented the groundwork for the bank of France and was able to write off 2/3rds of debt with mandats.
      - Napoleons foreign policy had economic benefits. He was able to achieve large amounts of money for the republic through plunder and peace treaties such as 21million livres in indemnity from Campo Formio
      - Standardisation of weights and measurements also played a role in restoring the system as a whole to be fair
    - - Failure of the Assignat and the mandats lead to rampant inflation which was not helped by the repeal of the general maximum
      - Ramel's reforms were unpopular among the property owners who had a large stake in the directory making the directory unpopular
      - Plunder and treaties also were not a reliable source of income and were therefore not very successful reforms to help stability
    - - Although the Directory did make some economic reforms especially through Ramel. The slow rate of change that the directory had plus the failure of the mandat lead to France as a whole being more unstable as the population couldn't afford bread