Napoleon

Vocabulary

• Napoleon complex: the feeling of needing to overcompensate because of stature

• Revolution: stark change from past to a revolutionized new future

• Coup d'état: a sudden seizure of power by a new party or person

• Plebiscite: a vote of the people

• Lycées: government run public high schools

• Concordat: an agreement between the pope and a government

• Napoleonic Code: Napoleon’s comprehensive system of laws for France

Notes

• Napoleon overview

  • grew up poor

  • French was his second language

  • at age 24 he became Private General

  • 1799- he helped to overthrow the Directory

    • he offered solutions to many economic problems, making the people like him

  • 1804- declared himself emperor

  • What he did:

    • created the Napoleonic code (gave women no rights)

    • created lycées (high schools)

    • ended serfdom

    • invaded Russia with 700,000 men, returned with only 40,000

    • created the bank of France

    • the Concordat of 1801

    • fought the Battle of Austerlitz

    • fought the Peninsular war

    • fought the Battle of Waterloo

  • 1814- he abdicated and fled

    • then he returned but was defeated again

    • he died in exile

• Success vs Failure

  • Bank of France:

    • Military: no effect

    • Political: no effect

    • Social: no effect

    • Economic: SUCCESS

      • modernized the French financial system and boosted their economy

  • Concordat of 1801:

    • Military: no effect

    • Political: SUCESS

      • helped to stabilize relations between the church and state

    • Social: FAILURE

      • reinforces Napoleon’s authoritarian control of everything

    • Economic: SUCCESS

      • contributed to the restoration of stability and control in France

  • Napoleonic Code:

    • Military: no effect

    • Political: SUCCESS

      • worked so well that other countries throughout Europe and the Middle East started adopting similar codes

    • Social: FAILURE

      • took away all of women’s rights

    • Economic: no effect

  • Battle of Austerlitz:

    • Military: SUCCESS

      • victory over Russian troops

    • Political: SUCCESS

      • Austria, Prussia, and Russia all signed peace treaties

    • Social: SUCCESS

      • French national pride increases after the victory

    • Economic: SUCCESS

      • Napoleon demanded money from defeated Russia

  • Charter of 1814:

    • Military: no effect

    • Political: SUCCESS

      • restored the Bourbon monarchy and established a constitutional monarchy after Napoleon’s downfall

    • Social: no effect

    • Economic: no effect

  • Russian Invasion:

    • Military: FAILURE

      • defeated in battle

      • lost thousands of men

    • Political: FAILURE

      • France lost most of its allies and England, Austria, Prussia, and Russia all allied together against it

    • Social: FAILURE

      • people lost any trust they had in Napoleon

    • Economic: FAILURE

      • Spent a lot of France’s money

  • 100 Days:

    • Military: no effect

    • Political: SUCCESS

      • Shaped political landscape of France, consolidating power and funding

    • Social: no effect

    • Economic: SUCCESS

      • Stabilized currency and increased industry by 60% in two years

  • Peninsular War:

    • Military: FAILURE

      • defeated in many battles

    • Political: FAILURE

      • made Spain dislike them

    • Social: FAILURE

      • got a lot of people killed

    • Economic: FAILURE

      • spent a lot of France’s money

  • Battle of Waterloo:

    • Military: FAILURE

      • defeated in battle

    • Political: FAILURE

      • made Spain dislike them

    • Social: SUCCESS

      • ended Napoleonic era, giving people more freedoms in some ways

    • Economic: FAILURE

      • spent a lot of money in reconstruction and war debt

  • Lycées:

    • Military: SUCCESS

      • gave troops ability to read and write

    • Political: no effect

    • Social: SUCCESS

      • educated half the population, but women weren’t allowed

    • Economic: SUCCESS

      • provided better jobs for educated people

Industrial Revolution

Vocabulary

Notes

• Effects of the Industrial Revolution:

  • rapid city growth (urbanization)

    • bad sewer systems

    • crowded homes

    • pollution

    • rising crime rates

    • tenements

      • tiny apartments

      • super crowded

      • slums

  • Poor working conditions

    • whole families forced to work

    • 12-16 hour days

    • low wages

    • unsafe conditions

  • Child labor

    • children started work as young as 4

    • cheap labor

    • small hands could get in places adults couldn’t

    • could work longer

    • worked in mines and factories

  • Economy

    • capitalism- Adam Smith

      • based on laissez

        • fair government philosophy

        • let economy run itself

    • socialism-

      • government controls the economy

      • redistributed wealth through social welfare

• Capitalism vs socialism

World War I

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