Awarded titles to generals and officials plus friends and familyConcordatAn agreement that Catholics can freely practice in France but Napoleon controls everythingBasically made sure you were a French citizen before a CatholicDownsidesWomen were more restrictive, lost freedoms gained in revolutionCensorship of pressSpy system in FranceNapoleonic EmpireNapoleon wanted to invade Germany, Italy, and Great BritainAllied with Spain, Austria, and PrussiaIn October of 1805, Lord Nelson of Britain used the British fleet to destroy France’s fleetSweden and other countries join Great Britain’s sideEmpireThe core: France, Belgium, Holland, Northern Italy, German territoriesSatellite kingdoms: Napoleons family membersIndependent but allied states: Austria, Prussia, and RussiaNapoleon wanted Britain badly so he created a continental blockade preventing them from docking at ports belonging to him and his allies. Ended up backfiringCzar Alexander the First of Russia openly opposed the blockade, so naturally Napoleon decided to invade RussiaNapoleons troops suffer Russia’s Scorched Earth policy, arrived in Moscow to find it burning and retreated home after 5 weeks in MoscowFall of NapoleonRefuses to accept old borders of France. Austria and Prussia join with Russia and Great BritainNapoleon forced to abdicateGiven his own island called ElbaNapoleon tries to take over France againDefeat at Waterloo in 1815The Hundred DaysSent to St. Helena and died writing memoirsHist 115 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last LectureDiscussed the French RevolutionCurrent Lecture OutlineNapoleonCurrent LectureNapoleonThermidorian Reaction (July 1794) and the DirectoryDirectory is a group of 5 men ruling FranceNapoleon’s Coup D’état People were tired of instabilityTraded a weak authoritarian government for a strong authoritarian governmentNapoleonic Era (1799-1815)Born on then-recently annexed Corsica in 1769Was a France-hater, then sent by father to join French military where he fell in love with FranceFought in expansion wars, then came back and wasn’t pleased with FranceJoined conspirators and plotted to overthrow the directoryCoup D’étatConspiracy against the DirectoryNapoleon’s soldiers disbanded the legislatureCentralized the StateThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Revolutionaries turn into bureaucratsNobility can come back if they swear allegiance- Awarded titles to generals and officials plus friends and family- Concordat- An agreement that Catholics can freely practice in France but Napoleon controls everything- Basically made sure you were a French citizen before a Catholic- Downsides- Women were more restrictive, lost freedoms gained in revolution- Censorship of press- Spy system in France- Napoleonic Empire- Napoleon wanted to invade Germany, Italy, and Great Britain- Allied with Spain, Austria, and Prussia- In October of 1805, Lord Nelson of Britain used the British fleet to destroy France’s fleet- Sweden and other countries join Great Britain’s side- Empire- The core: France, Belgium, Holland, Northern Italy, German territories- Satellite kingdoms: Napoleons family members- Independent but allied states: Austria, Prussia, and Russia- Napoleon wanted Britain badly so he created a continental blockade preventing them from docking at ports belonging to him and his allies. Ended up backfiring- Czar Alexander the First of Russia openly opposed the blockade, so naturally Napoleon decided to invade Russia- Napoleons troops suffer Russia’s Scorched Earth policy, arrived in Moscow to find it burning and retreated home after 5 weeks in Moscow- Fall of Napoleon- Refuses to accept old borders of France. Austria and Prussia join with Russia and Great Britain- Napoleon forced to abdicate- Given his own island called Elba- Napoleon tries to take over France again- Defeat at Waterloo in 1815o The Hundred Days- Sent to St. Helena and died writing