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Good Afternoon!. NVC Rise and Fall of Napoleon’s Empire Democratic Reformer or Dictator? Essential Question : Was Napoleon a democratic reformer or absolute dictator?. Warm-Up: Napoleon’s Fall. Briefly explain to your neighbor how each of the following contributed to Napoleon’s fall
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Good Afternoon! • NVC • Rise and Fall of Napoleon’s Empire • Democratic Reformer or Dictator? Essential Question: Was Napoleon a democratic reformer or absolute dictator?
Warm-Up: Napoleon’s Fall • Briefly explain to your neighbor how each of the following contributed to Napoleon’s fall • Battle of Trafalgar • Continental System • Peninsular War • Invasion of Russia
Napoleon’s Empire Collapses • Napoleon lost 410,000 soldiers in Russia • No army left! • March 1814 allied European army conquers Paris • King Louis XVIII put on the throne • Napoleon exiled to Elba
The Empire Strikes Back • King Louis XVIII extremely unpopular • March 1815 Napoleon escapes from Elba • The Hundred Days • Napoleon gathers his army • Emperor of France again within days • Battle of Waterloo (1815): Napoleon defeated by THREE armies • Napoleon exiled once more
Thesis • Napoleon was a [Democratic Reformer/Tyrant] because of _______, ________, and ________ OR • Napoleon was a [Democratic Reformer/Tyrant] because of _______________ • Claim 1 • QUOTE FROM A DOCUMENT • ANALYSIS [your EXPLANATION] • Claim 2 • QUOTE FROM A DOCUMENT • ANALYSIS [your EXPLANATION] • Claim 3 • QUOTE FROM A DOCUMENT • ANALYSIS [your EXPLANATION] • Conclusion • To conclude, _____________________________