Not all rulers have the people's best interests in mind.
Napoleon made changes that were more beneficial for himself rather than for.
the people of Europe. Changes were made to the economy that mainly benefited.
Napoleon. Napoleon made political modifications that would mainly increase his power.
Changes to religion were only made when they were in Napoleon's best interests. Some.
may argue that Napoleon made social changes that gave the people more equality and.
freedom. But actually, the social changes that he made did not create equality and.
freedom for everyone. Therefore, Napoleon made reforms that were more favorable for.
himself rather than for the people of Europe. .
Economic changes were made by Napoleon to achieve goals which were not in.
the people's best interest. Napoleon created the Continental System in 1806 to ruin.
Britain's economy by closing off all European ports, but for Europe it did more harm than.
good. The Continental System failed because some Europeans secretly brought in British.
goods by illegal trade through smuggling in the island of Helgoland. At the same time,.
the British put their own blockade around Europe. Because the British navy was so.
strong, it worked well. Soon the French economy, along with others on the European.
continent, weakened. Napoleon used the people's money for war instead of what they.
needed. "Instead of using most of the nearly six hundred million francs of the annual.
national budget in the reconstruction of a devastated land by rebuilding the tens of.
thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed during the Revolution, repairing canals and.
highways, or building badly needed schools and hospitals, Napoleon used most of the.
national budget to pay for the expenses of war"1. "Around fifty-one percent of the budget.
was used for military purposes"2. The lands which Napoleon conquered were exploited.
for the benefit, not of the whole Empire, but for France. Spain, central and southern Italy, .
Napoleon Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica, and was given the name Napoleone Buonaperte. ... Latter in1796, Napoleon became commander of the French army in Italy. ... French law was standardized in the Code Napoleon, (the civil code) and six other codes. ... Napoleon himself would prove all this wrong. ... Napoleon then awarded Naples to his brother-in-law, Joachim Murat. ...
Napoleon suddenly remembered sweet little Desiree. ... Napoleon was also under suspicion, because Robespierre had been caught doing some very bad things and since Napoleon was under him they thought Robespierre might have done some of his bad deeds through Napoleon. ... June 24,1812 Napoleon entered Prussia. ... On October 16, 1813 Napoleon was defeated. Napoleon had lost all power, he lost everything. ...
Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769. ... Napoleon's unit did not see very much action in its first few years, but Napoleon still managed to show his leadership qualities . ... Napoleon then went back to France. ... Napoleon then returned to France. ... Napoleon was defeated. ...
Napoleon was a man with many sides. ... During their marriage Napoleon and his new wife conceived one child, a boy also named Napoleon. ... Later that year Napoleon was able to crown himself. ... This loss damaged Napoleon's honour greatly. Napoleon then decided to attack Russia. ...
Napoleon Bonaparte did help achieve the goals of the French Revolution. ... When Napoleon was a young teenager his family fled to France. ... Napoleon put all of these demands into effect. ... Napoleon did satisfy one of their requests. ... Napoleon had many of the same beliefs. ...
In 1802, Napoleon was made first consul for life, with the right to name his successor. ... Faced with these alternatives, Napoleon decided to retreat westward. ... Napoleon abdicated and was exiled to the tiny island of Elba, off the coast of Italy. ... Napoleon, only being 44 years old, didn't think that his destiny was to die in Elba. ... Napoleon spent the last six years of his life here on the lonely island of St. ...
The Charisma of Napoleon What makes a leader a good leader? ... After Napoleon chases away Snowball, the animals band around Napoleon because he demonstrates the charisma to step up and become the leader. ... Napoleon possesses none of these qualities. ... Napoleon speaks when necessary but leaves the majority of the speaking to Squealer. ... Clearly the only leadership quality Napoleon possesses is charisma. ...
Just when it seems the ideals of the French people must be lost, Napoleon steps in. ... However, Napoleon's greatest political amendment was creating the Napoleonic Code. ... Napoleon's laws were harsh- you were considered guilty until proven innocent. ... So, when Napoleon came to power, he signed the Concordat. ... Napoleon Bonaparte was a great ruler of France. ...
Born in Corsica, Napoleon trained as an artillery officer in mainland France. ... First, Napoleon helped end the French Revolution. ... Napoleon's intentions were simple. ... Napoleon's rule wasn't going to last forever. ... In each battle Napoleon lost and then retreated to France. ...
