NAPOLEON BONAPARTE - Torri

Napoleon was a selfish leader and he only benefited himself. Napoleon was the leader of France during the Enlightenment. Although France benefited from it; it was not Napoleon’s intent. He only wanted what was best for him and didn’t care about the people of France. He had himself made the First Consul for life and proclaimed himself Emperor of France. He was a bad leader for the French because he only cared about his army, but he did some good things for France only to advance himself and his army. He also took over the directory.

He created public schools that everyone could go to but he only wanted the people for his army to be better educated. He created national banks and an empire. He created the Napoleonic Code that was not good for women or children because it made them lose their rights.

Napoleon only cared about himself and his army, but he lied to the people. When Napoleon came back from France, everyone thought he was a hero, but no one knew he lost. He mislead his troops. Napoleon only lied to get a better rank for himself and just wanted to be on top of everybody else.

When Napoleon was fighting in battles he destroyed people’s homes and made people’s lives very difficult. He did not make life easier for the French. Napoleon was a bad leader for the French and was just in it for himself. Napoleon was a terrible leader. The continental system failed and killed trade.