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With all the civil strife from the French Revolution, France never really had a stable government. When Napoleon was asked to stage a coup on France's Directory (their 2nd, inefficient republic), he did not act like he wanted absolute power over the people. France wanted to get rid of their old regime / absolutism during the Revolution. Instead, Napoleon kept a facade of a republic and introduced reforms to the people which followed Enlightenment principles and reforms tried in the Revolution. He especially encouraged freedom of religion, and equality under the law, something that the mass of people really enjoyed. He also made them feel like they had a voice in the government, and ran elections (however, he may have not really counted their votes).
Furthermore, Napoleon proved himself a military genius to the people. What they needed at the time was a strong leader, and Napoleon was the guy. He inspired his troops so much, it was said that when Napoleon was on the battlefield, he was "worth 40,000 men." He ended up defeating Austria and getting a peace treaty without ever losing a single battle. It was only near the end of his reign (1815) when he started losing support as quickly as he had gained it.
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∙ 9y agoThe rise of Napoleon to imperial power (and general popularity) in France in the 19th century can be explained in a number of ways. Quite reasonably, many French persons saw in Napoleon the leadership qualities that could put a stop to the excesses of the French Revolution. In addition, Napoleon incited nationalistic pride in the French people, which led so very many to join his causes and make them their own.
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∙ 14y agoBecause his reforms and military conquests were popular with the french people.
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Napolean, he needed money quickly so he sold the land.
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