Napoleon's Impact on Europe

Napoleon was a big part of Europe's government and the way they ruled things. He impacted their political, economic and social systems all in different ways.

Politically, many would say that Napoleon was a genius in the ways he thought of many situations and helped people during his time. There was also a different side that said he ruined many things politically for Europe. One of the many things he did was having the intention to overthrow the Directory, making the five members resign because of this. This had a negative impact because for that time period the country of France had no sense of government and there was no way to control the people of France. Another decision Napoleon had made politically was to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States. This could be seen as either positive or negative depending on how you look at it. It was negative because France had lost a lot of land that could be useful to them but was positive because they gained money from that territory that not many had been using.

There were also many negative and positive impacts involving the social systems of Europe that Napoleon had. One example was that under Napoleon's rule, more citizens had rights to property and education that hadn't been before Napoleon. This is positive because it didn't matter what you had or which social class you were in, more people had rights to equal property and education to others. Another decision Napoleon made to negatively  impact to Europe was his armies abolished titles of nobility and serfdom, ended Church privileges, removed trade barriers and stimulated industry. It was a negative decision because this ended trading from many countries and made many citizens mad due to the ending of church privileges.

Lastly, Napoleon impacted the economic systems of Europe in many ways as well. One positive decision made was establishing the Bank of France, balancing the budget and undertaking massive public work programs. This let many citizens take control of their money and keeping their money safe in one way or another. Another decision made by Napoleon was taking control of prices, encouraging new industry, and building roads and canals. This was also positive by letting the countries grow and communicate with many other countries and areas around Europe. It also helped by controlling the prices and putting a limit so that many more citizens could afford goods.