HIST 1007 Chapter : Restoration In Latin America
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Introduction: st. domingue (haiti, spanish america, the causes and course of revolutions, local vs. central government, economic consequences. Introduction: napoleon was a phenomenal military leader, but he didn"t know when to stop, in 1812 he overextended himself by thinking he could take over russia. He got to moscow and found it burned to the ground (by the russians) because the. Russians retreated: coming home from the failed russian attempt, napoleon lost the majority of his troops because of the wintry conditions, napoleon"s rule ends in 1815, after napoleon"s rule ends, the restoration begins. The restoration was the conclusion of the french revolution: there were no less than 16 revolutions after the french revolution ended. (between 1815-1848, colonial revolution (against foreign power) and domestic revolution (against your homeland"s power) Internal unrest between the poor and rich: st. domingue (haiti, haiti was a french colony until 1804, haitian society: 87% slaves, 8% planters, 5% mulattoes, haiti was extremely prosperous for france.
