hoe would you explain the rise of napoleon
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After France became a republic in 1792, the then Jacobin leader, Robespierre, followed a policy of severe control and punishment. He was a sort of autocrat himself. This led to a reign of terror for the following many years. After Robespierre's rule came to an end a directory was formed to avoid concentration of power in one individual. Members of the directory often fought among themselves leading to total chaos and political instability. This created a political vacuum in France. This was a conducive situation and Napoleon Bonaparte took the reign of power as a military dictator.
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Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France. He started conquering neighbouring countries by waging wars against them. He saw himself as a moderniser of Europe. He introduced and inculcated many laws such as the protection of private property and a uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system. A lot of his measures carried the revolutionary ideas of liberty and modern laws to the other parts of Europe. This showed a positive impact on people long after he was dethroned as an emperor, when he was finally defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.