History of the Modern World, 10th Edition (Palmer)

Chapter 10: Napoleonic Europe

Learning Objectives

Chapter 10 teaches students about:

Napoleon's near success in uniting Europe.

The diverse interests of European powers during Napoleon's reign.

The internal developments of European peoples and nationalisms.

The weaknesses and ultimately, the failures, of the early coalitions against Napoleon.

The Continental System and its impact on both continental Europe and Britain.

Napoleon's reforms and their effect on the dependent states.

The ambiguity of Napoleon's reforms, which mixed revolutionary and reactionary elements.

Ideologies of cultural nationalism in Germany and Prussia.

The struggles between Napoleon and Alexander I of Russia.

The restoration of the Bourbons in France.

The resolutions of the Congress of Vienna.

The enduring influence of the French Revolution and Napoleon's reforms.
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