UGC 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Saint-Domingue, Nationstates

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Undergraduate College
• Course: UGC 112
• Professor: Michelle Benson

Document Summary

Napoleon checked the excesses of the radical era. Napoleon envisioned a new world order based on the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity, and while many people embraced the french as a liberator, some did not; in. 1798, after defeating egypt, napoleon faced a rebellious population. His attempt to bring europe under french rule laid the foundations for 19th century nationalist strife. Napoleon"s invasion of russia in 1812, began the demise of his empire, as his forces could not survive the harsh winter: a coalition of prussia, austria, russia, and britain finally defeated napoleon in. Out of 195 countries, there are 122 electoral democracies: 88 are considered free, 59 are partly free , 48 are not free, status by population. The political and economic transformations of the late 18th and early 19th centuries had people and communities question how to define and rule territories and what social and cultural visions to embody.