 Coup d’etat – “Blow of State” Seizure of political power in a nation  Plebiscite – Direct vote, in which, a countries people have opportunity to approve or reject a proposal

 Goals of the Revolution › Equal taxation › Lower inflation  Napoleon's actions › Set up fairer tax codes › Set up National bank › Stabilized currency › Gives state loans to businesses  The results › Equal taxation › Stable economy

 Goals of Revolution › Less government corruption › Equal opportunity in government  Napoleon’s actions › Appointed officials by merit › Fired corrupt officials › Created lycees › Created code of laws  The results › Honest competent officials › Equal opportunities › Public education

 Goals of revolution › Less powerful catholic church › Religious tolerance  Napoleon’s actions › Recognized Catholicism as “Faith of Frenchmen” › Signed concordat with pope › Retained seized church lands  Results › Religious tolerance › Government control of church lands › Government recognition of church influence

 In 1804 he decided to make himself emperor › French people supported him  When he took the crown from the Pope and put it on himself, it was a symbol that he was more powerful than the Church