FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
Question
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Repression of nobles
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Repression of free political thought
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Use of the plebiscite
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Dictatorship by one individual that only ended with foreign intervention
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon’s government quickly became an authoritarian one-man system, but he surrounded himself with talented and skilled collaborators and experts and supported a merit-based system in the military.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Reign of Terror, a new government was formed called the Directory. The Directory ruled until Napoleon took control. The darkest period of the French Revolution is called the Reign of Terror which lasted from 1793 to 1794.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Robespierre’s rule in France was known as the Reign of Terror.” Justify the statement.
Detailed explanation-4: -CONNELLY: Napoleon believed in government for the people but not by the people. He took the French back to what they probably wanted at the time, which was a friendly monarchy, a benevolent monarchy, or at least it gave the appearance of being benevolent.