The Fall of Napoleon

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The Fall of Napoleon

• An Epic Roller-coaster Ride

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What Led to Napoleons Downfall?

• Napoleon over-extended his armyhe invaded too
  many places at the same time.
• Napoleon forces his Napoleonic Codes on the
  foreign lands he conquered, which made his new
  subjects very angry!
• Napoleon tried to control all European trade via
  the Continental System, also making his
  subjects very angry!

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Nationalism Backfires!

• Because Napoleon was so interested in forcing
  French culture and rules on the nations he took
  over, it caused several nations to reinstall
  their own nationalism and rise up against France
  and Napoleon.
• Ex Germany and France, Spain and France
• Germany and Spain used guerrilla warfare against
  France. Guerrilla means little war in French.

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France vs. Russia

• 1st major defeat for Napoleon
• Showed that Napoleon could be defeated
• Czar Alexander I turned on Napoleon causing Nap.
  To invade Russia
• Napoleon was too great to fight, so Russians fled
  east, burning everything (crops, homes, supplies
  etc) between French troops and Russian troops.
• This is called the scorched earth policy
• French troops went hungry and shelterless, so
  they were forced to retreat.

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A New Alliance Sinks Napoleon

• After the Russian success in Russia, Russia,
  Britain, Austria and Prussia rose up against a
  weakened French Army.
• France is defeated in 1813
• 1814 Napoleon steps down from power (abdicated)
  and was exiled to the island of Elba. King Louis
  XVIs brother Louis XVIII took the throne of
  France.

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• The victorious nations met in Vienna to discuss
  Frances future.
• Napoleon used this opportunity to escape from
  Elba and return to power.
• Napoleons rise to power was epic. He defied all
  the odds and reclaimed his position as Emperor of
  France.
• He only returned to power for 100 days before he
  was defeated again by the Duke of Wellington.
• Napoleon returned to exile, this time to the
  island of St. Helenanever to return again.

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Napoleons Legacy

• Died 1821
• Remembered as the son of the revolution as well
  as revolution on horseback.
• Napoleonic code was a model for written laws.
• His militaristic abilities are his biggest
  contributions to modern history
• He was the French leader who sold the Lousisana
  Territory to the American Govt, which doubled
  the size of the United States.

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The Congress of Vienna

• Leaders from 10 countries led the meeting that
  focused on restructuring the power structure of
  Europe and protecting Monarchies.
• The European map is redrawn
• France is surrounded by powerful countries and
  new countries are created (Belgium, Luxembourg,
  Holland)
• European monarchs are all Legitimized