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The legacy of the revolutionary era

Awesome Stuff

This is probably the most famous painting of Napoleon, I think 90% of today's people would recognize this picture even if they didn't know Napoleon. That is how much influence Napoleon had, or has up to today.

Notes

-Napoleon out of power, 1812 -lives and society are established

Traces of the revolutionary era

-French streets named after famous French generals -numbers, weights, etc. established by revolutionaries -tricolor flag of Europe model revolutionaries -uses Liberism

Liberism

-revolution begins when estates declare national assembly -constitution written, "Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen", equal rights, etc. -in 1815, former rulers took back power, no more constitution

Nationalism

-this means France is a nation and is property of the people and not only the government, etc. -there was National Assembly -tricolor flag -revolutionary wars, set up new nations -politicians redrew map of europe -remade former states -new borders -revolutions changed ways of life

Revolution

-nationalists+liberals start revolutions, mostly students, in other places in Europe -the people of Germany rebelled, wanted Germany as one land, constitution, etc. -in the Netherlands, Belgian rebelled against their king, however did not have the power to overthrow and Belgians were driven out of country, Belgium became independent country.

Images of Revolution

-19th century revolutionaries had images of French revolution -images from US were sent to French as images of friendship, Statue of Liberty, other paintings, statues, etc. -images of the horrible sans culottes -tiananmen square was shown, a picture from China,

Legends and myths of revolution

-Napoleon was a long lasting figure, one of the most famous people of France ever -memoirs, quotes and others about Napoleon were written down as if he was a God -arch de triumph is made for Napoleon and largest one in the world, decorated with Napoleon's victories -cigars and other brands named after Napoleon and lullabies sung about him

Summary

This chapter covers the rest of the revolution, where France's way of life, beliefs and societies are established, where the revolution finally begins to finish and settles down. This is important because street names, flag pictures and other important stuff would not exist or would be different if it were not established at the time. That would change our view of France and maybe even the whole Europe. New borders were established, however did not change involve nations or anything else in particular. Images were present and it can be seen that France was getting friendship with the US, US sent images such as the Statue of Liberty and other paintings to France. There was also the Tiananmen Square from China. Lastly, Napoleon as a famous figure of France stays famous up to today. We all know Napoleon the great, and know he was one of the best generals there ever was. He is one the biggest figures in the history of France/Europe.

Questions

Was the Revolution worth it?

Is China not Communist and bans thoughts such as liberty?