FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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The French political system was finally stable after Robespierre executed any enemy of the republic
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The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change
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The newly created French republic insisted on having a firm leader that would expand the empire across all of Europe
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following describes why Napoleon was able to quickly gain power? The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero’s reception. Outmanoeuvring the government and supported by his army he collaborated in a coup d’état to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate. By 1800 Napoleon had become the First Consul of France, and was now in a position of total power.
Detailed explanation-3: -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: -Napoleon first seized political power in a coup d’état in 1799. The coup resulted in the replacement of the extant governing body-a five-member Directory-by a three-person Consulate. The first consul, Napoleon, had all the real power; the other two consuls were figureheads.