Napoleon's conquests aroused nationalistic feelings across Europe and contributed to his downfall.
Your Assignment:
1). How did nationalism affect Napoleon's empire?
2). What evidence suggests that Napoleon was not a military genius?
3). Why would the French want Napoleon to return?
Due: Sunday 11/20/11 by no later than 11:59p.m.
11 comments:
1. People who had at first welcomed the French as their liberators now felt abused by a foriegn conqueror.
2. When he lost about 300,000 men during Peninsular War.
3. He was a military genius and a brilliant administrator. They couldn't live without him.
1) They were worried that Napoleon would attack the church. They had seen how the French Revolution had weakened the Catholic Church in France and they feared that the same thing would happen to the Church in Spain.
Yes.
2) He was only outdone by pure conglomeration of opposing resources and manpower.
Not only was he a professional but he could instill courage and willingness to fight in his men. He not only had the leadership genius necessary to lead men to battle, but the strategic prowess to use them as efficiently as possible
3) The Coalition had given France back to a Bourbon King which was not what the people of France wanted or deserved
1) they thought he would attack there church and they were scared
2)He was a terrible stratagist and in 1812 the invasion of russia started with 420,000 and left with 10,000
3) They thought he was a military genious and they measured all of his achievements
1) Nationalism is loyalty to one's own country and affected Napolean's empire because it became a powerful weapon against him.
2)He had untrained troops and they were also unprepared for battle.
3)The french thought he was a great emperor.
1.) People who had first welcomed the French as their libertors now felt abused by a foreign conqueror. Like the spanish querrillas, germans and italians and other conquered peoples turned against the french.
2.) most of his troops were untrained and ill prepared for battle.
3.) The french thought he was great.
1) People had welcomed him as thier liberator and now felt they were being abused because they had no power.
2) When he lost many many in the Peninsular war.
3) He was supposedly a military genius and was a brilliant administrater, they couldnt live without his governing.
1. The people of the countries that Napoleon had conquerd who once liked him turned against him. These people loved there country and wanted to seperate from him.
2. He invaded russia and kept pushing forward even though he was running out of supplies. The Russians burned fields and killed animals. Soon winter came and Napoleon's army was starved and very cold. Only 10000 Soldiers returned to France.
3. Because Napoleon would keep the laws that he made. Everybody liked the law system so they wanted him back in power to make the country like it was before.
1. Nationalism affected Napoleans empire because his desire for power made him a thret to Fracnes future.
2. Some evidence is that he just liked power & he would do anything for it! And he also made disadtrous mistakes.
3. Because it was more fair and stable then they had before.
1- The affect would be that people had a lot of pride and loyalty in the land that he was trying to take over.
2- He made dumb decisions when he was in charge and all he really wanted was power.
3- He was the one that made up the Napoleonic code and it seemed to work out well.
1)people that had it first happly had the fench as thier liberators that now flet abused by a foriegn conqueror.
2)When he lost about 300,000 at war.
3)Napoleon was a military genius and a brilliant administrator.
1) People were beginning to see how cruel Napoleon could be. Maturally they grew sick of it and decided they weren't going to live under his tyranny anymore.
2) He was unable to defeat the guerrillas, who were simply a small band of people that ambushed the French troops. He lost 300,000 menduring the Peninsular War and he was a terrible stratagist.
3) They still saw him as a hero and a military genius.
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