HIS109Y1 Study Guide - William Ewart Gladstone, Louis Pasteur, Thomas Robert Malthus
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when did this happen, when did this event occur (place in time), where did it happen. why is this significant (how, what, why, etc) how did this event, person, book etc contribute to the significance of european history? (term 2) Napoleon was an artillery officer in the french army. French revolution (c. 1799), napoleon would come to power in a coup. The revolution made possible not only his r ise in the army first, but to supreme power in france in which he called himself the son of the revolution. ". Remembered as one of the greatest administrators in europe, napoleon dominated both french and european history from 1799 to 1815. He created the face of a modern france by using the ideals of the french revolution. Napoleon codified laws for the entire nation through the creation of the code. Napoleon, 1804, which ensured the preservation of most of the revolutionary gains.
