Napoleon Bonaparte Dbq

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader who rose to power during the time of the French Revolution. He eventually crowned himself emperor of France in 1804 after gaining political power. He showed many traits of Enlightenment ideals such as religious tolerance and rational government. When Napoleon rose to power many people supported his ideas and beliefs such as the Napoleonic Code and increased religious freedom throughout his empire, however as time went on and Napoleon’s empire grew, people including women and leaders of other countries began to realize the effect of Napoleon’s actions, causing them to perceive him differently. One of Napoleon’s goals as leader of France was to expand his empire as far as possible. Napoleon stated

During his reign, Napoleon was able to conquer most of Eastern Europe including Austria and Prussia. Document 7 shows Napoleon being forced to dance to the tune of the English in front of the Duke of Wellington. It can be seen that Napoleon is once again depicted as a short man, who was also looked down upon by other leaders. The Duke of Wellington seems to be taunting Napoleon because Napoleon was unable to conquer Britain, due to Britain’s superior naval power. This painting was from 1815, which was the time of Napoleon’s exile and the fall of his empire. This is most likely why Napoleon is being laughed at being made fun of by the Duke. Document 6 also depicts other countries’ views of Napoleon. Within the painting, Napoleon is blowing bubbles from his pipe with the names of certain countries on them. The top half of the painting is filled with bubbles, each one representing a country, while the bottom half of the painting shows Napoleon sitting down blowing the bubbles. This represents how many countries joined together to stop Napoleon and his conquest of Europe. Around the time of this painting, a treaty was signed between Russia, Prussia, and Austria joining the forces of the countries together against France. This ultimately led to the end of Napoleon’s empire, and his exile to St. Helena, where he lived the last few years of his