HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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created public education
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consolidating the French people
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bringing peace to Europe
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establishing the bank of France
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon’s conquests cemented the spread of French revolutionary legislation to much of western Europe. The powers of the Roman Catholic church, guilds, and manorial aristocracy came under the gun. The old regime was dead in Belgium, western Germany, and northern Italy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon instituted reforms in post-revolutionary France, starting with a complete overhaul of military training. He also centralized the government, reorganized the banking and educational systems, supported the arts, and improved relations between France and the pope.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of his most significant accomplishments was the Napoleonic Code, which streamlined the French legal system and continues to form the foundation of French civil law to this day. In 1802, a constitutional amendment made Napoleon first consul for life.
Detailed explanation-4: -He wins major victories in the Battles of Ulm and Austerlitz (1805), Jena and Auerstädt (1806), and Friedland (1807) against an alliance of Russia, Austria, Sweden, and Prussia. The battles are part of what come to be known as the Napoleonic Wars.