1. Rise and Fall of Napoleon’s Empire
Notes:
Classwork:
Crash Course: French Rev.
Quiz: Chapter 23 Thurs/Fri

2. NAPOLEON CREATES AN EMPIRE
New World Territories
gives up colonies in W Hemisphere [Haiti and US]
- turned all focus to Europe

3. Conquering Europe
controlled parts of Austrian Netherlands, Italy, and Switzerland
expanded empire through defeats of Austria and Prussia
largest empire since Romans

4. II. NAPOLEON EMPIRE COLLAPSES
Continental System
blockade to stop trade b/t GB and rest of Europe
- goal: make Europe more self-sufficient  weaken dependence on GB
many ignored blockade  still traded w/ GB
GB made own blockade w/ stronger navy  more successful

5. Peninsular War
wanted control of Portugal to weaken GB
invaded Spain
nationalistic Sp. peasants used guerilla warfare to resist Fr
- 300,000 Fr. men killed
inspired Germans and Italians to turn on Nap. [foreign oppressor]

6. C. Invasion of Russia
angry over trade w/ GB
led 420,000 troops towards Moscow
Rus. followed scorched-earth policy during retreat
- burned all food  starvation for Nap.’s army
Czar Alexander burned Moscow to keep Nap. from taking it
Nap. retreated  only 10,000 survived
- snow and sub-zero temperatures
- Rus. army raided and attacked

8. III. NAPOLEON’S DOWNFALL
Coalition Defeats Nap.
w/in a few months constructed new army [inexperienced]
European countries allied against Fr.
- Nap. surrendered against own will  exiled by GB to island off coast of Italy

9. Hundred Days
King Louis XIII takes throne
opposed by citizens  feared return to pre-rev
Nap. escaped and returned  regained throne
Nap’s troops vs. British troops at Waterloo
Prussian army joined British  Fr retreat
Nap. exiled to island in S. Atlantic Ocean
- died 6 years later

10. IV. Outcome of Rev
Failures
elected, popular gov’t never achieved
autocratic rule: dictatorship  monarchy
deaths and terror
Successes
monarchs in Europe no longer “all-powerful”
greater popular participation
- citizens more voice in gov’t