What Is Napoleon A Tyrant

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Napoleon was not a tyrant and his ideas helped farther the French revolution. Napoleon disagreed with the idea that everything should be set up by social rank. When he gained power in the military, he said that positions should be decided by abilities and not your social standing. This made a great impression on the people and it supported the revolutionary ideas. Napoleon was very gifted in the military and he helped strengthen the French army. The army captured new territories such has Northern Italy and the Netherlands. When the government turned into three legislatives Napoleon took the highest ranking position. After he crowned himself emperor he put new rules in place and fought for new ideas. He lowered taxes and created a budget for the government, so they wouldn’t overspend. He also wanted …show more content…

When Napoleon first moved to France he hated how everything was set up by social rank and the amount of money people made. He thought most things should be set up by one’s ability’s. So when he gained a high military power he made sure positions were decided by the people’s abilities. This wasn’t the only enlightened thought he had, “He opened a network of public schools and teacher’s colleges and even wrote some of the textbooks himself—with a little help from university scholars” (Napoleon, Kimberly Heuston). Napoleon wanted a fair education for all and thought everyone deserved one. So he decided to open a chain of schools, to help the people who didn’t already go to school. The last thing to spread the enlighten ideas was the Napoleonic code. This code made sure that all men’s rights were equal, even if they were from lower estate. It allowed freedom of religion for all men. It also put napoleons idea of jobs based on abilities into a document. These are the enlightened ideas he had help to increase France further into the French

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