USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One particular general, Napoleon, had gained many victories on the battlefield. On November 9, 1799, he overthrew the Directory and established a new government called the “Consulate.” He established himself as the First Consul and would later crown himself emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The coup abolished the Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate led by Bonaparte.

Detailed explanation-3: -5. The Directory was eventually overthrown in a November 1799 coup d’etat led by Napoleon Bonaparte.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Reign of Terror was at an end. In the aftermath of the coup, the Committee of Public Safety lost its authority, the prisons were emptied, and the French Revolution became decidedly less radical. The Directory that followed saw a return to bourgeois values, corruption, and military failure.

Detailed explanation-5: -Despite defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero’s reception. Outmanoeuvring the government and supported by his army he collaborated in a coup d’état to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate. By 1800 Napoleon had become the First Consul of France, and was now in a position of total power.