1. Agenda: Napoleon Pros and Cons
Unit 3 Essential Questions:
What factors can spark a political revolution?
What makes a political revolution a success or a failure?
LEARNING TARGET: I can list Napoleon’s accomplishments and weigh them against his failures and flaws.
HW: Practice Quiz on Block Day.

2. Napoleon Immigrant. Won scholarship to military school.
1795 – Defended the Directory from a coup by royalists (supporters of the King).

3. The Young
Napoleon Bonaparte

4. Josephine Bonaparte

5. 1797 – Conquered northern Italy and Austria-Hungary.
1798 –Attacked Egypt, which the British used to import goods from India.
(Enlightenment ideals—He took168 scientists with him to study Egypt and found the Rosetta Stone.)
What was the Rosetta Stone? Hint—the company of the same name teachers foreign languages.

6. “My power proceeds from my reputation
and my reputation from the victories I
have won. My power would fall if I were
not to support it with more glory and
more victories. Conquest has made me what
I am, only conquest can maintain me.”
Napoleon—1802

7. 1799 Coup d’etat—Took over the government by force.

8. Guess who painted this? Yep—David.

9. Napoleon Becomes Emperor -1804
PARTNER/SHARE: Does this painting look more like Revolutionary France or pre-revolutionary France? 2-3 reasons.

10. So what was the point of this whole “revolution” thing?

11. Spread Enlightenment ideas.
Overthrew monarchs, set up republics.
Promoted nationalism among oppressed minorities.
Nationalism: The desire of one ethno-linguistic group (a nation) to have its own state that would use schools and other government institutions to promote that nation’s culture and language.

12. Other Accomplishments
1. Centralization of Government
Appointed local governors, mayors judges etc.
A – Rational tax code.
B – Built roads and sewer systems—why are they important?
2. Public Education for everyone
Centralized education—Every student learned the same thing at the same time.
3. Concordat
Legalized religion again.

13. 4. Legal Reform
The Napoleonic Code restricted women's rights, but it:
a. Provided equal treatment before the law.
b. Adopted the metric system.
c. Promoted religious tolerance.

15. Downfall Antagonized Great Britain.
Bogged down in the Peninsular War (Spain)
Invaded Russia. What a Дурак!

16. Peninsular War— “A guerrilla war
Peninsular War— “A guerrilla war.” Spaniards fought with hit and run tactics + not wearing uniforms. The French retaliated against civilians. Pros and cons?

17. NEVER INVADE RUSSIA! WE WILL BURY YOU!
Attack on Russia
NEVER INVADE RUSSIA! WE WILL BURY YOU!
Tsar Alexander I
of Russia

18. Why did Russia win?
1. Geography: The further East you go, the bigger it gets.

19. 2. Scorched Earth
Policy: No food or shelter left for the French army.
Usually, Napoleon had
good roads to move quickly.
His troops “lived off the land.”

20. 3. “General Winter”: 685,000 marched in; 31,000
marched out.

21. 4. “Frosty” the War Penguin refused to breed in captivity.

22. The End …
Austria, Russia, Great Britain, Prussia, Spain, Portugal all attacked France.
Napoleon’s army mutinied.
Banished to the island of Elba.
Stuck on a tiny island, his dreams crushed. IT’S OVER! Right?

23. He’s back!!! Oh, wait.
1 year after being banished to Elba, Napoleon escaped, gathered troops and marched into Paris.
Within 100 Days coalition forces destroyed Napoleon's army at the Battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon was exiled to an even smaller island, St. Helena.
Napoleon’s final resting place
Battle of Waterloo

25. Discuss with a partner, then write on the board
Pick one, then one of you come on up to the board! It’s OK to guess. No repeats. Sign your name.
What do you think Napoleon’s greatest accomplishment was + why? (left board). OR
What do you think Napoleon’s greatest mistake and/or weakness was + write why you think that (right board).
After the discussion, students are encouraged to ask online questions or write online comments about these questions. Keep it classy though…