HIS241H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hegemony, German Question, French Revolution
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Napoleon era: got rid of feudalism in the places he ruled over, even though he did it in his own benefit. French loved him: he made france the central for, economic, political. It was because the bourbon monarchy was overthrown: napoleon then took advantage of it, create a stable conservative order then there would not be revolution, creating an alliance, based on the conservative (monarchical. /legitimacy: uk never signed but prussian and austrians did, they late prevent to overthrow the monarchy. She told louis xvi it would be the best for him to take back power: now to deal with the lands left. Italy: giving two most rich lands to austria, to prevent an austrian domination they gave land to sardinia. So that austria can resist france: the german question, napoleon got rid of 300 german states - only 35 departments left, however they cannot unite because they will become so strong, they unify germany at a political base.
