Napoleon had a big influence on his hometown of France, but also across Europe and all over the world. Napoleon influenced the political, social, and economic systems of Europe. Some people liked what he was doing, because they thought he was doing what was best for Europe. While others thought what he was doing was bad because he was going to war, and taking more risks than past rulers. Napoleon made big impacts during his rule on social, economic, and political systems of Europe.
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One of the systems Napoleon impacted was the social system. Napoleon impacted the social system in many ways. He took over a lot of land quickly and violently because he went to war with nearly every place he came into contact with. Starting wars made people not like him because there could have been other ways to get more land. He also affected the social system of Europe because he made people more equal by getting rid of titles of nobility and serfdom. He also gave citizens more rights to education and property This made some people happy because they had more of a chance to be like everyone else and have an equal chance of succeeding. But, this did anger some people. Someone who was angered by Napoleon’s ideals was Madame de Stael. Stael was the daughter of a financial adviser to Louis XIV. She was angered because she felt like he was taking away her superiority and becoming more powerful than her. It is shown that she does not like his ideals when she says, “ His system was to encroach daily upon France’s liberty and Europe’s independence.” When she says this it is shown that she is concerned with losing her social position and becoming like everybody else. Some people liked Napoleon and some people hated him which fed to his impacts on social systems of Europe.
As well as the social systems, Napoleon also impacted the economic systems of Europe. Napoleon impacted the economic system of Europe in many ways. Napoleon wanted a lot of control on the economic situation, so he controlled prices which made it fair for everyone. He also encouraged new industry which made more job opportunities for anyone, and most importantly he built roads and canals which made transportation of goods much easier and faster. Napoleon also impacted the economic system by establishing the Bank of France, which helped organize the money that was becoming more prominent from the jobs he was encouraging. He also balanced the budget of France and undertook massive work programs which helped benefit everyone in Europe, and also inspired many more renewals in the government around the world. This is how Napoleon impacted the economic systems of Europe.
As well as the social and economic systems of Europe, Napoleon also impacted the political system. Generally people either hated or loved his political decisions. These people that hated them consisted of the landowners/leaders that he defeated and took land from The people that agreed with his decisions consisted of soldiers and followers of his. An example to show that these people liked his decisions is from Marshal Michel Ney who said, “To the emperor Napoleon, our sovereign, belongs alone the right to rule over our beautiful country.” This quote shows how some people looked up to him as an emperor, who was making their country beautiful. Napoleon caused political controversy between his rules and decisions which made Europe a more advanced and popular.
Napoleon accomplished a lot in his time of rule. People either loved or hated him. Two examples of people on the opposite side of the spectrum are Michel Ney and Stael. These people have different views of him because of their background and living state. Though these people disagreed on Napoleon's success level, they both come together to show the accomplishments and impacts Napoleon made on the social, economic, and political states of Europe.
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