HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Meritocracy, Toleration, Continental System
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Hist 102 jan 11th lecture notes (txt pg. November 1799 directory overthrown; rise of napoleon and the consulate. Directory was full of corruption, and faced threats from royalists who wanted to restore the monarchy and the left who were unhappy with the economic problems. The directory increasingly relied on the military to maintain its power, leading to them being overthrown by. Established the consulate, where napoleon was made first consul for life. Napoleon was born on an italian island (corsica), it was part of the kingdom of france. 1804 napoleon declares france an empire, declares himself the emperor. Named new members of the aristocracy some people were shocked b/c it seemed to go against what he fought against in the french revolution. Napoleon argued that it was just a title they still did not get privileges, he restated his belief in the principle of meritocracy. Ways that he kept true to the french revolution.
