How did Napoleon Bonaparte spread nationalism?

Answer 1

When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Germany he gave the Germans a taste of what unity was like; the German people found that it was not all bad, although ideally they would have liked it to have been brought about by a German, they found the changes that were made by national unity made certain aspects of their lives easier. Napoleon reduced landowner power, giving more say to the workers and poorer classes. He reduced the four hundred states of the Holy Roman Empire into thirty-nine. Through this and the confederation of the Rhine the boundaries were later set for Germany. Napoleon also introduced a common legal system hence making trade easier between the thirty nine newly created states on top of this he also gave the state control the church and education. On the other hand, the German people opposed French rule and the Prussians felt that they had been humiliated militarily. Therefore this meant that some of the German people associated the unification of Germany with French rule and as they resented the French the knock on effect was resentment towards the idea off unification. When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Germany he gave the Germans a taste of what unity was like; the German people found that it was not all bad, although ideally they would have liked it to have been brought about by a German, they found the changes that were made by national unity made certain aspects of their lives easier. Napoleon reduced landowner power, giving more say to the workers and poorer classes. He reduced the four hundred states of the Holy Roman Empire into thirty-nine. Through this and the confederation of the Rhine the boundaries were later set for Germany. Napoleon also introduced a common legal system hence making trade easier between the thirty nine newly created states on top of this he also gave the state control the church and education. On the other hand, the German people opposed French rule and the Prussians felt that they had been humiliated militarily. Therefore this meant that some of the German people associated the unification of Germany with French rule and as they resented the French the knock on effect was resentment towards the idea off unification.

Answer 2

After Europe had been under the continental system for a while, people began to resent the superiority and influence of France over all other countries. This discontentment led to nationalism. In other words, nationalism sprang up as a movement of resistance against Napoleon. He did not actively spread it.

Answer 3

Through conquering others