Second French Empire

In June of 1793, “Little corporal” displayed his immediate support for the Jacobins, a far-left political movement and the most well-known and popular political club from the French Revolution (Biography). Eventually, the Jacobins fell from power and Robespierre. In 1795 the Directory took control of the country, a power it would it assume until 1799 All of this turmoil created opportunities for ambitious military leaders like Napoleon. Napoleon got imprisoned for 10 days on suspicion of treason

domination over Europe. Taking place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, was defeated by British and Prussian forces. Riding away from the battle with tears after the crushing defeat, Bonaparte abdicated as emperor and was exiled from France for the second time. During his reign, he led France through a series of successful battles against surrounding European nations and expanded the empire throughout west and central Europe (History.com staff (A), 2009). Napoleon

proved himself a democratic leader thorough many Political reforms. In 1798-99, Napoleon, with the directory's blessing, he launched his Egyptian Expedition. It was a military disaster, but Napoleon came to France a hero and saved France from the second coalition. In 1799, he staged his "Coup D'etat," and setting up the Consulate, government body

old and entered the French Army Artillery Regiment seven years later (Wilde 1). As Bonaparte moved up in the military ranks, he made himself known with his political opinions and his successful leadership of the revolutionaries’ armed forces (Wilde 1). As he became more famous, Bonaparte threw open the gates to his path to power. Thus began the era of Napoleon, a time of absolute power, vast reform, and relentless military invasions led by a

Napoleon III who once was exiled as a child, dominantly rose to power during the French 2nd Revolution becoming President of France in 1848, he changed France with his mostly successful policies which in result caused France to grow economically faster than it once did, further the industry plus agriculture and even put an end to the republic/assembly to declare himself Emperor of France in 1852. Napoleon III did anything and absolutely everything within his power to make France the dominant

The French Revolution was a period of vast social and political uprising in France that lasted for ten years and was pushed forward by Napoleon in order to expand the French Empire. During this time period French citizens redesigned the political environment by putting a stop to things such as absolutism and the feudal system. Revolutionaries of the French Revolution were inspired by the Enlightenment ideals of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Napoleon played an important role in the revolution

The French Revolution marked a significant shift in the status of not only France but also Europe and the world as an entirety. In a period of uproar and uncertainty, the people of France saw themselves without a specific leader to alter the status of the country. By taking full control of almost every aspect of the country, Napoleon Bonaparte 's position as the leader of France saw significant changes in the army, economic and social positions of the once powerful nation. In his rapid

of Indochina. The second essay, Sexual Affronts and Racial Frontiers, European Identities and the Cultural Politics of Exclusion in Colonial Southeast Asia is focused on the

colonies, dependencies, protectorates, or dominions. In this essay, I will focus on the British and French colonization in Southeast Asia. The British-controlled Burma, most of the Malayan peninsula, and Singapore, which was a strategic port and later became a naval base for the British. Meanwhile, the French controlled the adjoining countries of Vietnamese, Cambodia, and Laos, collectively known as French Indochina. This period of colonization in Southeast Asia brought many changes to the regions society

The period between 20th April 1792, when after prolonged debates the deputies of the French National Assembly finally declared war on the Habsburgs of Austria and 18th June 1815, marking Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at Waterloo, was characterised by almost constant warfare, save for the brief peace of Amiens (March 1802 – May 1803). In fact, such was the extent of these wars which spanned a little over two decades that until 1914, the British referred to them as the 'Great War'.1 Of late, these wars