The importance of Napoleon not only to France but the entire world cannot be summed up in just one word. In an article by Steven Kreis entitled “Europe and the Superior Being: Napoleon,” Steven claims that the French Revolution is what caused Napoleon to be the man that he has been known as for the past few centuries. he also writes that he had a “passion for power” as well as a “genius for leadership.” (http://library.thinkquest.org/17120/data/bios/users/napoleon2/page_1.html) His training in military school and exper

The world was completely different before Napoleon as opposed to what it was afterwards. France specifically was changed 180 degrees due to his amazing power and leadership skills. Before him, France was under the Reign of Terror where revolutionaries executed people left and right and there was no end to the chaos. Meanwhile, the United State of America was just in the midst of being creating in retaliation to British colonialism. There was also a sweep of absolutism and enlightenment across Europe in the 18th century, which had quite an influence upon Napoleon. But several decades prior to his birth, feudalism was just about dying off in the world (with several exceptions). Many wars were fought, but there were many casualties on both sides and little strategy existed. All of that changed when Napoleon was alive; he changed militaristic theories and strategies to his fullest advantage.

niccampaigns/index.html) What many would call as the grandfather of nationalism, Napoleon led the way for many other European nations of his time to follow his sense of nationalism and apply it to their own country. Ironically, nations such as Germany (even though it wasn’t called Germany back then) used nationalism as a stance against Napoleon’s unstoppable power. Before Napoleon came into play, Germany was not even close to being unified, but when he stepped in, all of the German states had a common enemy thus giving them reason to unify. As an essay on Napoleonic Europe posted on Sparknotes.com, it is stated, “nationalism developed in response to Napoleon’s imperial reign.” (http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/napoleonic/section7.rhtml) And even today, nationalism exists in many ways and Napoleon is the reason for it. Even though many people before him, such as Caesar, led their empire through unification and pride, none are as evident as Napoleon.

ience in wars during the French Revolution gave him the potential to shape him to become a strong, powerful leader, which is just what he was. This is where his importance to the French at his time lies. With each year in his life came a new opportunity to invade, colonize, and annex. It all began when he was able to drive Br

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