Napoleon Bonaparte was known as one of the best leader’s‚ and one of the most famous people in history. He is thought to be the man who saved the French Revolution‚ a man who spread nationalism throughout Europe. Known as a military genius and won many big and important battles as the French leader. But being such a powerful figure lead to some poor decisions and lead to the downfall. When growing up Napoleon was a great leader and also a very intelligent boy. Of course his favorite
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On a warm August night in 1769‚ a baby with the name of Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the small island of Corsica. Although he was born into nobility‚ his family was in fact poor. Regardless of this financial situation‚ from an early age Napoleon was made to feel special‚ particularly by his mother. In addition to these feelings of uniqueness‚ he was charismatic‚ which was common for boys living in Corsica. When Bonaparte was 10‚ he went to a prestigious military school. However‚ while attending
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First off Napoleon conquered his age more thoroughly than anyone I have ever heard of so that shows he was powerful. One problem was he was a lot like adolph hitler charismatic‚ psychologist‚ politician‚ and ambitious to the point of self-destruction. They both started wars that they could not finish will out thousands dead. They both were what shaped their ages with their power. Napoleon created a massive more mobile army than anyone else had in that time. In that time France had went through
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Archduke Charles of Austria: Verdict for Trial of Napoleon Bonaparte After witnessing the trial of Napoleon Bonaparte regarding his charges for treason and misconduct to the country of France‚ I can safely say that Napoleon has been proven guilty for all charges. Napoleon’s reign over France during the French Revolution was not only the most catastrophic event to take place in all of French history‚ but it was a failure that affected the entirety of Europe. The Napoleonic code brought havoc upon the government of France and directly affected the French people
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Spanish throne‚ although‚ “curiously‚ this issue had been more or less resolved in France’s favor before it declared war. France rode into battle despite having already scored a diplomatic victory in forcing the withdrawal of what it viewed as an objectionable candidate for the Spanish crown.” While the succession crisis was perhaps an official justification for the war‚ Napoleon III on a personal level was more immediately concerned with the pressing need
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of France was important to the unification to the unification of Italy. After the help of Cavour to France in the Crimean war. Napoleon iii promised to help Cavour in fighting against Austria through the compact of plombieres in 1855 where in the treaty napoleon iii agreed to help Italy against Austria and if they were success in defeating Austria‚ Italy promised to give Savoy and nice to France. When the war against Austria occurred in 1859‚ napoleon iii sent his troops to Italy and France would
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Level it is worth 40 per cent of the total marks awarded for the exam. (The questions reproduced here are copyrighted to OCR.) N IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THE NEW SOURCE A. On 21 July 1858 Cavour‚ the Prime Minister of Piedmont‚ meets Emperor Napoleon III of France‚ secretly at Plombières The Emperor began by saying that he had decided to support Piedmont in a war against Austria‚ provided the war could be justified in the eyes of French public opinion. The Emperor also said: ‘I must treat the Pope
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(SUCCESSFUL) 2. PRUSSIA- The ruling family—Hohenzollerns. Came up with a way to tax the nobility. If you are willing to pay taxes and have your sons be officers in the army‚ you get to run local affairs and we will not interfere with you. (SUCCESSFUL) 3. FRANCE- Absolutism‚ ran by Louis XIV. The French tried to overrun this rule after he died. The government’s money turned into loans and bonds and tried to pay for everything through borrowing. (NOT successful) 4. POLAND- Weak form of government. Only government
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poet‚ novelist‚ and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best known French writers. In France‚ Hugo’s literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. Among many volumes of poetry‚ Les Contemplations and La Légende des sièclesstand particularly high in critical esteem. Outside France‚ his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables‚ 1862‚ and Notre-Dame de Paris‚ 1831 (known in English as The Hunchback
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The Real Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was a man with many characters. He was selfish‚ cruel‚ and he would not let anything or anyone get in his way. Napoleon was born on August 15‚ 1769 in a little island called Corsica. He was the fourth child in the family. Corsica was later transferred to France‚ as a young boy napoleon went to a military school in France. He did not speak French as well as the others; he would always feel as an outsider‚ he did not have friends at all. After military school he
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