Nationalistic Ideas Committed By Napoleon

A primary reason to embrace with the speaker’s perspective relates to the actions committed by Napoleon, which introduced nationalistic ideas that spread throughout European countries and its colonies, leading to success in terms of the state of the economy, industrial development, and the build of a mightier military force. In some cases, Napoleon was mindful of the introduction of the nationalistic ideas derived from the French Revolution. An example would be the invasion of Italy, where he attempted to “liberate” the people from the rule by Italian kings. In other cases, Napoleon was unaware that his invasion encouraged nationalistic feelings and the spread of patriotism among the local population, which was the case in the failed conquest
Commissioned paintings glorified him as a powerful military general and often cultivated a reaction of fulfillment and heroism. These examples establish how the feelings of patriotism and the feelings of nationalism spurned simultaneously in France as a result of Napoleon. Moreover, Napoleon’s leadership also encouraged the development of nationalism. When The Directory gave Napoleon command of the French army in Italy in 1796, the ragged, disorganized soldiers had a profound lack of confidence in the ability of the new commander, when was extremely short and was referred to as a “Puss-in-Boots”. However, these thoughts of criticism quickly disappeared and were replaced with an awe of admiration following successive victories. Following the War of the Sixth Coalition and the defeat of Napoleon, the Allies exiled him to Elba, an island in the Mediterranean with 12000 inhabitants, where he was provided with full sovereignty over the entire island. Under strong leadership characteristics, a small army and navy were organized within months of stay, and Napoleon escaped the island of Elba with 700