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    Napoleon Bonaparte was one of these most power and influential person during the 18th century and even still today. He was very involved in bringing out changes to France and bringing them out the problems that led to the French Revolution. Merriman stated that some of the changes he brought about was that if “state making and the emergence of nationalism‚ increase of political institutions and transformed the European continent.” (Page 479) Bonaparte favored the French Revolution in the spirit that

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    To what extent had Napoleon betrayed the French Revolution in his domestic policy by 1804? The main objectives of the French revolution were to abolish Feudalism‚ to ensure the people of France have freedom of religion‚ and to uphold the Rights of Man. Napoleon did achieve most of these objectives to a certain degree‚ for instance he introduced the Prefect system to keep royalist revolts to a minimum‚ and he did make sure that the monarchy was not restored in France. He introduced lyceé’s‚ which

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    NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION    "We have finished the romance of the Revolution‚ we must now begin its history‚ only seeking for what is real and practicable in the application of its principles‚ and not what is speculative and hypothetical."     After Brumaire (9-10 Nov. 1799) --the coup d’etat which first set Napoleon on the path to becoming the supreme executive of a French empire-- Napoleon declared‚ "The Revolution is made fast on the principles on which it began;  the Revolution is

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    French Revolution absolute monarchies dominated western Europe. In general‚ conservatism is associated with royalties and established religious organization including the Catholic Church‚ the Orthodox Church‚ and the Anglican Protestant Church in England. One of the lasting effects of the age of Napoleon is the spread of nationalism and liberalism. In the early 1800’s‚ liberals embraced enlightenment ideas spread by the French Revolution. Liberalism and Conservatism‚ after the French Revolution were

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    It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times The French Revolution Between France and the other major countries of Europe‚ Diplomatic Tensions were high. France soon found itself launching a preemptive war against Austria. France was encouraged to continue invasions into a number of other countries‚ as a result of their success. Italy‚ Germany‚ and Belgium were some of these countries. When the French Revolution was in its early stage‚ The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was

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    Napoleon’s career and policies both destroyed and preserved aspects of the Revolution. Napoleon gave the people rhetoric about liberty‚ rather than giving it to them. This is best seen through his using of the plebiscite and crowing himself emperor. By taking all of the power for himself‚ Napoleon went against certain ideals of the Revolution. However‚ Napoleon did make efforts to preserve some aspects of the Revolution. This is shown through his creation of the lycées‚ which gave the people

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    Eventually‚ Napoleon ended up at the military college of Brienne‚ where he studied for five years‚ before moving on to the military academy in Paris. In 1785‚ while Napoleon was at the academy‚ his father died of stomach cancer. This propelled Napoleon to take the reins as the head of the family. Graduating early from the military academy‚ Napoleon‚ now second lieutenant of artillery‚ returned to Corsica in 1786. Back home Napoleon got behind the Corsican resistance to the French occupation‚ siding

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    College 20 May 2014 French Revolution and Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was a very influential person in history. Napoleon is sometimes considered a tyrannical dictator‚ but in reality he furthered the ideals of the French revolution and was a much better alternative to the "Reign of Terror". Napoleon did many great things‚ including establishing civil equality‚ giving liberties to the people‚ and making the government of France productive by uniting the people. Napoleon established civil equality

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    Napoleon Bonaparte and his ambition for conquest led to changes in history for many of the countries he had interacted with during his time. One place that he had a huge influence on was Prussia. Starting with the Treaty of Tilsit‚ which basically broke Prussia’s population and land in half. This was not the end of Napoleon’s treaties for Prussia‚ another‚ the Treaty of Paris was forced on Prussia. The French surrounded the borders of Prussia to force a signing onto Frederick William on 5 March

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    change economically and technologically. They wished for a policy to encourage industry. In commercialization‚ business people improved tremendously‚ while aristocrats did not do so much improvement‚ or even maintain stability‚ at all. Socially‚ during industrialization‚ the social status and importance of aristocrats changed; value did not depend on birth but on money. Also‚ after around

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