HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Plebiscite
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Levee en masse
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Thermidorian Reaction
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Coup d’état
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Detailed explanation-1: -He took part in the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire, year VIII (November 9, 1799), which brought Napoleon to power.
Detailed explanation-2: -After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: The political instability of the Directory paved the way for the rise of a military dictator-Napoleon Bonaparte. He crowned himself Emperor of France. He started conquering neighbouring countries by waging wars against them and saw himself as a moderniser of Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -coup d’état, also called coup, the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. The chief prerequisite for a coup is control of all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements.