What were the changes brought by Napoleon Bonaparte to modernise France?
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Napoleon staged a coup in the year 1799 and laid the foundation of a totalitarian state with later declaring himself to be the emperor of France in the year 1804. He took the following steps to modernize France:-
1. He codified the French law popularly known as Napoleonic code which laid the administrative foundation of France.
2.He sought to modernize the army and prepared it conquer neigbouring European countries. He established control over the European continent through a series of military victories.
3. He introduced laws for the protection of private property and uniform system of weights and measures....
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1. He codified the French law popularly known as Napoleonic code which laid the administrative foundation of France.
2.He sought to modernize the army and prepared it conquer neigbouring European countries. He established control over the European continent through a series of military victories.
3. He introduced laws for the protection of private property and uniform system of weights and measures....
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- In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France. He set out to conquer neighbouring European countries, dispossessing dynasties and creating kingdoms where he placed members of his family.
- Napoleon saw his role as a moderniser of Europe. He introduced many laws such as the protection of private property and a uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system.
- Initially, many saw Napoleon as a liberator who would bring freedom for the people.
- But soon the Napoleonic armies came to be viewed everywhere as an invading force.
- He was finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815.
- Many of his measures that carried the revolutionary ideas of liberty and modern laws to other parts of Europe had an impact on people long after Napoleon had left.
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