Second French Empire

NAPOLEON BONAPART Once in a battle Napoleon said “When I see a empty throne I feel a urge to sit on it”. Napoleon Bonaparte, a French ruler tried to take over the world and rule it. His childhood, years as a general and his years as a emperor made him a strong ruler. (Vernon, 12-13) The childhood of Napoleon prepared him for war. Napoleon was born August 15 ,1769 on the island of Corsica and his father practiced law. His family belonged to nobility. The military school he went to was in…

Napoleon was an admired French ruler and military head figure. He introduced new concepts to France that brought them into a new era, and he won many battles for the citizens, which raised their spirits. Napoleon's rapid rise to power and legacy were brought on by his personality and popularity with the people, his political views and reformation of France, and his rapid climbing up the ranks in the French government. Napoleon's personality had a great deal to…

Since 1792, France’s revolutionary government had been engaged in military conflicts with many nations. In 1796, Napoleon commanded a French army that defeated the armies of Austria, one of his country’s primary rivals, in a series of battles in Italy. In 1797, France and Austria signed the Treaty of Campo Formio, resulting in territorial gains for the French. The Directory, the five-person group that had governed France since 1795, allowed to let Napoleon lead an invasion of England. He…

measures to segregate them from everyone else. This will not work in the end. It will only serve the agendas of the extremist leaders who would welcome the influx of willing martyrs. The people of the United States could learn from the French situation. The French culture of racism is only fanning the flames of hatred; the people of the United States should take a close look at what the root causes are for these acts and not immediately condemn an entire race or religion for the acts of a…

From this statement, in 1798 the French Academy dictionary ‘Terrorism as a system or regime of terror’ and ‘Terrorist as an agent or partisan of the Terror that arose through abuse of revolutionary measures ’. Edmund Burke, British politician and philosopher, published in 1796 Letters on…

What sparked the chain reaction of revolutions in Europe? In the late 1800's, citizens of Europe were starting to feel the suffering that their government was placing on them. Food supplies were decreasing making it harder of people to feed their families, crops were getting difficult to produce. Merriman describes how even “the Irish were suffering from potato famine.” (Page 614) Unemployment skyrocketed as working conditions became harsh to be in, as well as sickness started to drift into the…

periods would be the French Revolution, which lasted for ten years from 1789 to 1799. This was one of the first in a series of events that brought about the end of absolute monarchy and religious hegemony in Europe and paved the way for constitutional monarchies and representative government (French Revolution) The revolution hit its peak in 1789, which is why it is also called the Revolution of 1789. At the time France was one of the most dominant countries in europe. The French Revolution…

against the French military and paratroopers. The French ruling forced Algerians into confinement by using laws and regulation .The movie emphasizes Algiers tactics in fighting against the French, as well as its prominent leaders, including the death of Ali la Pointe. The Europeans invaded and turn Algeria into a French colony around 1830. This was in response to the Ottoman Empire attacking European shipment involved in the Mediterranean trade. The Algerians was tired being treated as…

Nelson White, “In the century preceding the Revolution, the French Crown was subject to persistent budgetary crises.” These budgetary crises stemmed from Imperial Overstretch and the Great Price Revolution. While the stress caused from these situations was profound, many other European nations and nation-states found ways of working around this issue through some form of governmental address. Weaknesses particularly unique to the French political structure hampered their ability to properly…

Second article is called “Why the Fries Taste Good” by Eric Schlosser. His article is the story of one of the richest men in Idaho, J. R. Simplot. The article starts in vivid detail about the looks, production, and manufacturing of the Simplot potato plant. Schlosser then tells about Simplots life. Simplot started working in a potato warehouse where he and his partner purchased an “electric potato sorter”. Later after the partners departed Simplot found a method for drying potatoes. This is when…