MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Foreign general completes hostile conquest
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A servant turns on his master.
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A one-time adversary forms an alliance
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A former second-in-command wins a power struggle
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon Bonaparte led the Coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799 and replaced the Directory with a three-man consulate. He thus made himself the ultimate authority in France. He was supported in this endeavor by Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes, who was a member of the Second Directory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Coup of 18–19 Brumaire, (November 9–10, 1799), coup d’état that overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleon drew together an alliance with a number of prominent political figures and they overthrew the Directory by a coup d’état on November 9, 1799 (Coup of 18th Brumaire). His power was confirmed by the new Constitution of 1799, which preserved the appearance of a republic but in reality established a dictatorship.
Detailed explanation-4: -Napoleon returned to France in November of 1799 to find that the Directory had lost the support of many in the country. Along with others, Napoleon carried out a coup d’état against the Directory and replaced the government with the French Consulate, with himself as the First Consul. The French Revolution was over.