Question

Explain the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte in France.

Answer 1

• Napoleon Bonaparte, an able general of the French army, crowned himself the Emperor of France in 1804.
• He started conquering neighboring countries by waging wars against them.
• He saw himself as a liberal icon of Europe.
• Napoleon introduced and inculcated many laws such as the protection of private property, equality before law, and a uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system.
• The positive impact he had on European and world order is exemplary.
  
• But he failed to maintain his charisma because he made forced forced conscription and raised taxes to fight wars. He was finally defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.