USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On one hand, many Enlightenment and French Revolution ideas, such as legal equality for all classes, were spread to his empire via the Napoleonic Code. Napoleon also caused reform in enemy nations: Prussia, for instance, realized that it needed to reform if it wanted to compete with France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon spread enlightenment ideas that benefited the people in France. He created the Napoleonic code, which was basically the first written document of laws. That meant that the judge could not change anything, but the laws applied to all citizens equally and protected their rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ideas of liberty and equality were spreading all over Europe which Napoleon had brought with him. People were rising against any autocratic system which opposed the ideas of liberalism or equality. The countries of Europe inspired by the idea of nationalism rose against him.

Detailed explanation-4: -For admirers, Bonaparte is considered an enlightened autocrat and the architect of modern France. His creation of the state-run secondary schools known as the lycées-attended by many of the country’s elite as part of his reform of the education system-remains a cornerstone of today.

Detailed explanation-5: -Additionally, Napoleon empowered the Enlightenment ideals by promoting beliefs such as equality before the law, religious freedom, and abolition of feudalism. In order to build off the ideals of the Enlightenment, Napoleon created the Napoleonic Code which reflected Napoleon’s interpretation of the French Revolution.