Napoleon Bonaparte was a rebellious tyrant who caused a lot of trouble for the continent of Europe. Unbeknownst to European countries, he formed alliances with them, then attacked them while they were weak . While Napoleon may have failed in many of these attempts, he still killed the people and looted their supplies, leaving the grieving families to starve and perish of hunger. Napoleon was a narcissistic and self-indulging man who crowned himself emperor of France, which led him to rise over his people who thought him a savior. When he did this, Napoleon believed he had all the power in the world, and essentially tried to take over the world, starting with Europe. Before becoming emperor, he even sold territory to the newly formed United
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Truthfully, Napoleon controlled everything; the media, playwrights. Napoleon, over the course of 15 years, decreased the newspapers from sixty to four. If he didn’t approve or like a play he saw, Napoleon would end the playwright’s career. He even controlled education, saying, “Education must impart the same knowledge and the same principals to all individuals living in the same society, in order to create a single, uniform body, informed with one and the same understanding, and working for the common good on the basis of uniformity of views." Napoleon created the “Legion of Honor,” for men who wanted to rise in power, much like Napoleon. He accepted people into this group “based on equality,” but there was none, for the group consisted of mostly white men with certain religious …show more content…
He neglected their needs and wants, because he didn’t prepare well for the harsh conditions of countries such as Russia. When he attacked Russia in the summer of 1812, they stayed until December. His troops couldn’t survive the extreme cold of Moscow, and many died, leaving Russia with only 100,000 of his original 600,000 troops. The Battle of Nations, otherwise known as the Battle of Leipzig, was fought by Napoleon and his troops who were defeated. The following year, Paris was captured. In April of 1814, Napoleon was exiled, the first time, to the island of Elba, off the coast of
Truthfully, Napoleon controlled everything; the media, playwrights. Napoleon, over the course of 15 years, decreased the newspapers from sixty to four. If he didn’t approve or like a play he saw, Napoleon would end the playwright’s career. He even controlled education, saying, “Education must impart the same knowledge and the same principals to all individuals living in the same society, in order to create a single, uniform body, informed with one and the same understanding, and working for the common good on the basis of uniformity of views." Napoleon created the “Legion of Honor,” for men who wanted to rise in power, much like Napoleon. He accepted people into this group “based on equality,” but there was none, for the group consisted of mostly white men with certain religious …show more content…
He neglected their needs and wants, because he didn’t prepare well for the harsh conditions of countries such as Russia. When he attacked Russia in the summer of 1812, they stayed until December. His troops couldn’t survive the extreme cold of Moscow, and many died, leaving Russia with only 100,000 of his original 600,000 troops. The Battle of Nations, otherwise known as the Battle of Leipzig, was fought by Napoleon and his troops who were defeated. The following year, Paris was captured. In April of 1814, Napoleon was exiled, the first time, to the island of Elba, off the coast of