THE AGE OF NAPOLEON3.4 Notes

STANDARD

Discuss how nationalism spread across Europe with Napoleon but was repressed for a generation under the Congress of Vienna and the Concert of Europe until the Revolutions of 1848

OBJECTIVE

Students will be able to explain Napoleon’s rise to power, the outcome and the lingering effects on Europe

Students will debate, orally and in writing what Napoleon’s legacy was

I. NAPOLEON RISES TO POWER

20 year old lieutenant when the revolution broke out

Won a series of victories vs. the Hapsburgs and others

1799 overthrew the Directory set up 3 man governing board known as the Consulate

Appointed himself consul for life

I. NAPOLEON RISES TO POWER CONT. In 1804 he names

himself Emperor of the French

Napoleon held votes called plebiscites at each step in his rise to power Napoleon still had

absolute power This is referred to as

democratic despotism

QUESTIONS

Why do you think made Napoleon so popular?

Why do you think the French allowed themselves to be ruled by one man again?

II. NAPOLEON REFORMS FRANCE

Economic Reforms Controlled prices Built roads and canals Set up new industry

Political Reforms Opened jobs to men of talent Napoleonic Code- set of laws

with enlightened principals Social/ Religious

Made Peace with Catholic Church

Women lost many rights

QUESTIONS

Why was Napoleon able to achieve all these reforms and the previous revolutionary governments were not?

Define political, economic, social

III. NAPOLEON BUILDS AN EMPIRE

1804-1812 Napoleon marches across Europe with army conquering Annexed (took)

Netherlands, Belgium, parts of Italy and Germany

Waged economic warfare vs. Britain called the Continental System.

IV. NAPOLEON’S EMPIRE FACES CHALLENGES

Nationalism worked against Napoleon Conquered nations saw him as a foreign

oppressor Spanish waged guerilla warfare aka hit and run

raids vs. Napoleon Napoleon tries to conquer Russia as well

Russians battled back with scorched-earth policy Burned crops and villages as French advanced, left

the French cold and hungry Russian winter defeated Napoleon more than

any battle

QUESTIONS

How was Napoleon defeated?

V. NAPOLEON FALLS FROM POWER

Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Nations at Leipzig

Napoleon abdicated the following year in 1814

He came back in triumph in 1815 but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo

VI. CONGRESS OF VIENNA

Leaders of Europe sat down after Napoleon and decided to put the conquered countries back the way they were and put kings back on the throne Goal was to create balance of

power to ensure peace Concert of Europe- system

where the European powers meet occasionally to discuss problems

QUESTIONS

Write a paragraph that makes an argument for Napoleon’s legacy. Can be good or bad. Thesis Statement-what was the

legacy Detail/fact 1 to back it up Detail/ Fact 2 Detail/ Fact 3 Conclusion-restate thesis