Explain Napoleon S Rise to Power in Europe, His Subsequent Defeat, and How the Outcome

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Explain Napoleon S Rise to Power in Europe, His Subsequent Defeat, and How the Outcome

Name______Date______Period______Bellringer- Who led the Committee of Public Safety? A)Louis XVI b)Maximilien Robespierre c)Napoleon Bonaparte d)Jean-Paul Marat Explain Napoleon’s rise to power in Europe, his subsequent defeat, and how the outcome still affects Europe today. Napoleon rose to power in the midst of ______in France. His successes on the ______along with his strong governmental control encouraged a French ______that brought Europe to its knees. Napoleon’s laws were ______throughout Europe during the expansion and remain important in many countries today. The Directory-1795- new plan of ______created. Upper-middle class with a______house legislature & an ______body of five men. Who was part of the executive body?______

______Bonaparte was a military hero who rose quickly through the army. He favored ______rule and the Jacobins. 1793 • Drove ______forces from Toulon • Won victories against the ______• Captured most of northern ______1798 • Lost in ______, but hid news of his worst losses by ______the press 1799 • ______the ______and set up a three-man governing board known as the ______. The ______was discovered by French troops under Napoleon in Egypt. When Napoleon helped create the Consulate, he became ______. • In 1802, Napoleon became ______for ______. • Two years later, he crowned himself ______of the French. • At each step, Napoleon had held a ______and been strongly supported by the French people. What is a plebiscite?______

Napoleon restored -Controlled ______His policies Made peace with the ______& -Encouraged ______gained him ______(______) -Encouraged ______and -Built ______strengthened _among all to return & ______-Recognized peasants’ right social classes. -Set up public ______to ______they had the central He: government. He: gained -Opened ______to all His most lasting reform was a new code of laws known as the ______. based on ______.

-The code embodied What was the Napoleonic Code? Napoleonic Code ______of all principles. ______citizens before -But ______the law lost most of their rights Religious ______of ______Abolition of ______

What US state has been influenced by Napoleonic Code? From ______to ______, Napoleon successfully battled most of Europe and created an ______. • France ______the ______, Belgium, and parts of Italy and Germany. • Napoleon cut ______territory in half and abolished the ______. • He placed his own ______on some European thrones. Napoleon’s greatest victory was at the Battle of ______. He defeated a ______- ______army. ______was the only major European power to remain outside of Napoleon’s empire. What naval victory did the British achieve over the French navy? Battle of ______. Who commanded the British navy? Admiral ______. • Napoleon then imposed the ______to close European ports to British goods. The blockades created some hardships but Britain was able to maintain its trade routes in ______& the ______. What was the Continental System?

The Peninsular War: ______&______Many Europeans who had welcomed the ideas of the French Revolution saw Napoleon and his army as ______. • In Spain, people resisted reforms that undermined the ______& the ______Church. • Napoleon placed his brother ______on the Spanish throne • ______in occupied countries created revolts and patriotic resistance through ______.

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