Napoleon the Emperor
What did Napoleon crown himself in France 1804?
What is Emperor?
How many mistakes did Napoleon make? (That we went over)
What is, three?
Explain what the three mistakes did to Napoleon's reputation.
The failed invasions and wars damaged Napoleon’s reputation as a good leader of France and caused the people to speak out which eventually led to Napoleon stepping down as Emperor.
Even though Napoleon failed to conquer Europe under France’s leadership, his Napoleonic Wars did have an immediate effect. What was the main effect seen by European people?
What is: The rise of Nationalism?
What is Nationalism?
What is: A pride in one’s country that is based on shared customs (language, religion, food) and a common history
After Napoleon crowned himself Emperor he waged wars against European countries in an effort to take over their land and expand the French Empire. What was this called?
What are the Napoleonic wars?
The first mistake was the Blockade of Britain (AKA, the Continental System). Why was this a mistake?
What is it: severely weakened the economy of France and its territories
In 1814 Napoleon was forced to surrender his throne and he was exiled to this place.
What is the Island of Elba
The French Revolution’s popular saying, “______,_________,____” and the idea of “self-rule” (to be ruled by your own people) became very popular amongst the people of Europe
What is Liberty, Equality, Fraternity?
What is a Coalition?
What is: a group of powerful European countries who did not like Napoleon (Britain, Austria, Spain, Prussia)
Many Historians believe that Napoleon took inspiration from this culture..... specifically this person too.
What is Greece?
Who is Alexander the Great?
The second mistake was The Peninsular War (over the Iberian Peninsula) – it was France versus England, Spain, AND Portugal (1 versus 3). Why was this the second mistake?
What is: It caused many people grief at their loved ones not coming home. Seemed like an unwinnable battle which angered the French people. A lot of money had been spent on these wars as well with very little return for the people.
Napoleon escaped Elba in 1815 with the assistance of some of his allies. He then waged this war:
What is the 100 day war?
The French Revolution’s popular saying, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” and the idea of “____” (to be ruled by your own people) became very popular amongst the people of Europe
What is self-rule
What is the scorched earth fare tactic?
What is: A tactic used my the Russian militia where as they retreated they burned everything behind them so that the French militia could not replenish their supplies along the way.
These countries were France's main enemies (the ones Napoleon was trying to conquer)
what are: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Russia
The Third Mistake was the invasion of Russia. Why was this a mistake?
What is: The French people were against environments they weren't used to and were starving to death. Many did not make it home. Russia refused to surrender.
After waging these wars, Napoleon was finally defeated here and was once again sentenced to exile.
What is the battle of Waterloo, Belgium
While his soldiers were spreading these Enlightenment ideas, Napoleon was trying to impose (enforce) French customs and culture onto the newly conquered people. They HAD to learn the French language, eat French foods, and adopt France’s Napoleonic Code. By being forced to forget their own customs, these conquered people began to feel more loyal to:
Who is, their own nations?
What is a blockade?
A group of militia ships used as an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
What was Napoleon known for? What made the French people want to follow him at first?
What is.... He was a strategical genius, he fought along side his men, he shared and promised things that the general people wanted, he seemed to have obtainable goals (expanding his empire)
Explain some of the things that the French had to deal with when invading Russia.
What are: the Russians refused to surrender, invaded during the winter (thousands of soldiers died in the cold from hypothermia), food rations diminished, Russians practiced scorched earth fare which meant they couldn't replenish their food.
Napoleon was exiled again to this place:
A different island called St. Helena in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean where he eventually died in 1821.
Napoleon’s Enlightenment ideas indirectly led to his downfall when Austria, Prussia, and other European nations wanted to get rid of the ______ and ____________.
What is:
French presence
self-rule their own nations
What is Enlightenment?
A time period we have discussed with many thinkers who brought out new and innovative ideas into their modern world which expanded science and logical thinking.