FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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They created a long-lasting government that is still in effect today.
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They peacefully dissembled.
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They were overthrown in a coup d’etat led by Napoleon.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the view of most historians, it ended the French Revolution and led to the Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor. This bloodless coup d’état overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate.
Detailed explanation-2: -The coup abolished the Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate led by Bonaparte.
Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleon returned to France in November of 1799 to find that the Directory had lost the support of many in the country. Along with others, Napoleon carried out a coup d’état against the Directory and replaced the government with the French Consulate, with himself as the First Consul.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Directory was a fatal experiment in weak executive powers; it was created in reaction to the puritanical dictatorship that had existed under the Reign of Terror of 1793–94, and it would end up yielding to the more disciplined dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Coup d’état of 18-19 Brumaire, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, overthrew the Directory in France and replaced it with the French Consulate. It took place on 9-10 November 1799, which was 18-19 Brumaire Year VIII under the French Republican calendar system.