1.
The French revolution
There is a
common agreement that Napoleon was a product of the French revolution which he
would have died a common man. Napoleon’s rise to power was greatly due to the and
progressive events of the French revolution. He exploited the opportunities
provided by the French revolution to become emperor of France yet he was from a
poor family. The French revolution contributed in the following ways;
·
The revolution abolished the discriminative
social class system and offered equality of opportunities for talented men like
napoleon i.e it brought the principle of career open to talents where Napoleon
was promoted
·
The revolution cleared of all senior military
generals of noble class by 1792 especially during the reign of terror. This
created chance for the young artillery officer Napoleon to come to power. Some
nobles were even exiled by the revolution
·
The revolution provided chance for Napoleon to
expose his abilities and military talents i.e in the Italian campaign and
Egyptian campaign though he failed in Egypt; he was still considered a hero. It
increased his popularity.