What Makes A Nation Strong Essay

Jake Noviello
Period B
Mr. Perkins
22 January 2015
What makes a nation strong? “‘I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.’” When Napoleon Bonaparte spoke this inspirational quote, he was on the brink of creating one of the most powerful countries the world had ever seen. For a country to be considered strong, they need to have several crucial and powerful parts in their nation. Throughout history, many countries and leaders needed to become stronger mentally and physically to be able to become strong. A powerful country needs to have a strong, educated leader, a strong economy, and positive international ties.
A nation can be considered strong if the have a strong and educated leader. Going back in history, countries have been decided by the type of leader they have; whether it be a passive, aggressive, strong or weak. For example, Napoleon Bonaparte was an educated man who took actions to conquer land and set a common rule book. Back when he took control of France, it was chaos. One of

For example, the American Revolution is an example of when countries helped one another out to defeat a common enemy. When the 13 colonies declared their independence from England, France and Spain both supported the colonists, since they both wanted a piece of England in the fight. Without these two powerful allies in the fight, the colonists would have lost the war against the British. Another example of positive international ties was at the famous Battle at Waterloo. In this war, Napoleon Bonaparte fought his last war against the British and the Prussians. Alone, these two countries knew they could not hold off Napoleon, so they decided to team up and outsmart the man himself, beating one of the most powerful armies in the world at their own game. As you can see, positive international ties can make and keep a nation