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Napoleon's Rule of France: A Mixed Bag for Conquered States

Napoleon's rule of France consisted of both beneficial and detrimental aspects for conquered territories. This era saw the placation of various social classes, the implementation of dictatorship elements, key historical events, and terms to know.

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Napoleon's Rule of France: A Mixed Bag for Conquered States

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  1. NAPOLEON’S RULE OF FRANCE - placated bourgeoisie - promised them gov’t jobs -placated workers & peasants - placed tariff on imported goods to protect French business from competition - National Bank to help businesses - set low prices on food staples for the poor - let peasants keep land won during Rev.

  2. Napoleonic Europe, 1812

  3. Elements of Dictatorship - seized control of newspapers - secret police arrested opposition figures - banned political liberty, elections - crowned himself Emperor

  4. Terms you need to know: Concordat of 1801 - Nap. compromise w/ Church Battle of Austerlitz (1805) - Nap. victory over Austria Continental System - Nap. econ. boycott of Britain Trafalgar (1805) - Brit. naval victory over Nap. Battle of Leipzig (1814) - Nap. defeated, Paris captured by coalition of Pr., Rus., Aus., Sw. The Hundred Days- Napoleon’s brief reign after returning from his first exile Battle of Waterloo - Nap’s final defeat by Br. & Prussia

  5. FRENCH RULE - a mixed bag for conquered states BENEFITS: - reduced privileges of the clergy & nobility - set up Napoleonic Code - reformed tax codes - more fair - promoted public education - religious toleration - merit-based hirings in gov’t BAD: - forced conscription to fill ranks of French army - pilfered resources for French industries - once viewed as liberator, then as a tyrant

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