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Agenda 1. Warm Up. 2 Discussion: The Downfall of Napoleon 3. The End of Napoleon Clip 8. Napoleon’s Report Card 5. Propaganda Analysis- Looking at Cartoons 17. French Match Game 2 k 17 - Filled with Prizes!! 6. 34 Weird little Napoleon 7. Return Tests, Correction Policy HW: Test Corrections

Warm Up What is the impact of Napoleon on France after the Reign of Terror?

The End of Napoleon Video 1 Video 2

Napoleon’s Mistakes • He needs a son to run the Empire, divorces Josephine and marries Marie Louise, an Austrian Royal. – Son, Napoleon II • Overextended the empire in his quest for more power over the people.

Napoleon’s Mistakes: Continental System • Blockade to prevent communication between Great Britain and Europe. • Napoleon thought Europe would be self-sufficient. • Smugglers could get through the blockade • Britain allowed its own blockade, and caused economic turmoil in France.

Mistakes: Peninsular War • Napoleon disregarded Spain and invaded Portugal in 1808. • Deposing the monarch, people begin to rebel in Spain. – Defended their faith. • Guerrilla warfare would weaken French forces (they couldn’t figure out how to fight them) • Britain would help the rebels against the French. • Nationalist ideas worked against Napoleon.

Mistakes: Invasion of Russia • Decided to attack Alexander I for selling grain to Britain. • Napoleon’s grand army was a conglomeration of many cultures. • Russians would retreat in a “scorchedearth” policy, leaving no supplies for the invading army. • Russian winter kept them in Moscow, soldiers began to retreat to Europe. • The winter, and Russian raiders would attack troops sporadically in -30 degree weather. • Begins war with 422, 000 and leaves with less than 40, 000.

• Everyone went against France, including Austria. • 1814, Russia and Prussia make it to Paris. Napoleon’s generals refuse to fight. • Exiled to Elba, Louis XVIII takes power in France. • 1815, Napoleon escapes, rounds up an army, and takes France from the King. – Quickly removed from power after 100 days. • Waterloo- Final stand for Napoleon. The Downfall

Death of Napoleon • He dies in 1821, still in exile. • How did he die? – Doctors say stomach cancer… – Arsenic in the wallpaper, mold may have carried it into his body… – Murdered? Weird little Napoleon