Wednesday, February 10, 2010

According to the text, what factors allowed Napolean to gain control of France?

According to the text, what factors allowed Napolean to gain control of France?According to the text, what factors allowed Napolean to gain control of France?
In 1789, the storming of the Bastille initiated the revolution. Initially there was extreme violence (often death) towards to the nobility, moderates and radicals. Revolutionary committees established control throughout France.





The revolution then lost direction as various groups tried to assume control. During this period of turmoil wars continued with Russia, Spain, England, Prussia, Austria, The Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. France was surrounded by enemies, who formed various anti French alliances. They were afraid that republicanism could spread and therefore preferred a restoration of French monarchy. The newly liberated feudal citizens saw little improvement in their lot and a counter revolutionary movement became established. This was crushed during the reign of terror. In 1795AD a new constitution was adopted by Plebiscite.





The country was still in economic turmoil. The army was increasingly used in France to break up dissenting groups and control riots. This resulted in the rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte, a succesful Corsican born army general, who installed the Consulate as a new legislative power following a coup in November 1799.





According to the text, what factors allowed Napolean to gain control of France?
What text?

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