Napoleon Bonaparte And Kamehameha Comparison

People elected other people that they trusted to go represent them in government. Ideas that were formed by the enlightenment philosophers were used in the new government. The French, however, did not make significant progress toward ending absolutism and instead were subject to another absolute ruler immediately after the revolution. After the French revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor. In this role, Bonaparte had absolute power over France.

Although the Progressive movement was highly influenced American politics, it was only effective during the terms of certain presidents and over certain people. Presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Roosevelt were all presidents that used the Progressive movement to influence American politics. They all believed that moral reform, an expansion of democracy, and regulation of the economy was the goal for America. Throughout all of their terms, each president changed and added to American society and politics based off of the Progressive view. Theodore Roosevelt was the first Progressive president who made huge adjustments to the American political system while in office.

Before Napoleon became emperor, France was in a post-revolutionary state after a series of civil wars. Napoleon Bonaparte’s accomplishments were achieved inside and outside of France. Napoleon’s political feats were achieved by having superior military leadership. Napoleons leadership of France ended up turning tables in many different areas from gaining economic stability to establishing an agreement with Pope Pius VII of the Roman Catholic Church. The greatest achievements that made the years 1801-1805 the height of Napoleons political career were the Concordat, the Napoleonic Code, and the reformation of French economy.

While Macbeth worked to only benefited himself and his throne, Napoleon worked to help the entire nation. One of the most well known actions Napoleon did during his rule was the creation of the Civil Code of 1804. This new code, also called the Napoleonic Code, established a new way for judicial ruling and “equality under law” (Kishlansky 626 ). Napoleon also established better education programs and helped to improve the economic situations by creating the Bank of France. The Bank of France centralized the taxing system and made a stabilized currency.

In November 1799, in an event known as the coup of 18 Brumaire, Napoleon was part of a group that successfully overthrew the French Directory. The Directory was replaced with a Consulate, and Napoleon became one of them, making him France’s leading political figure. In June 1800, at the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon defeated one of France’s enemies, the Austrians, and drove them out of Italy. The victory helped Napoleon’s power as a leader. Additionally, with the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, the British agreed to have peace with the French.

Kamehameha the Great and Tokugawa Ieyasu are both revered to this day as great leaders in world history. Kamehameha unified the Hawaiian islands by defeating other ali’i using strategic timing of attacks, strong alliances with other ali’i such as Ke’eaumoku, and assistance from foreign advisors with weapons and strategies. Ieyasu, by aiding Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, played a major role in the unification of Japan. Ieyasu came into power after outliving Nobunaga and Hideyoshi and emerging victorious in the battle of Sekigahara that made him the first national leader of Japan. Both Kamehameha and Ieyasu were effective leaders because they were able to establish successful administrative systems that maintained peace in their societies for many years.

But revolutionary leaders don’t lead revolutions because they were selected by a divine being, they lead because their country is in dire need of change. We see this unrelenting ambition all throughout Napoleon’s life. Taking over European countries like collecting medals and basically crowning himself Emperor of France. “In 1804, Napoleon climbed the ultimate political rung by prevailing on Pope Pius VII to coronate him the Emperor of France”. Whatever he wanted he took without thinking twice.

Napoleon Bonaparte is considered to be a man who left a lasting impression on the whole world. From the time of his life and till nowadays he is reserved as one of the greatest military leaders of all times. Napoleon always contributed new social, political and economic ideas, but above all he is the best known for his military tactics which are studied and used in practice even nowadays. The following essay will not make Napoleon the object of criticism, but only examine his qualities and talent in general and examine whether military ideas are relevant nowadays. In other words in the paper I will take a look on how Napoleon Bonaparte achieved so much success on his battlefield.

As you can see, after Napoleon became First Consul, the number of Parisian newspapers was decreased by his order in January 1800 from seventy to thirteen and this process radically continued after his coronation. Naturally, at the beginning of his career, Napoleon focused mainly on French public opinion, but since his coronation and massive expansion of the French Empire in the first decade of the 19th century, the necessity to spread the positive image of the Emperor outside the French borderline was increased. Governments established on newly acquired territories (Duchy of Warsaw, Kingdom of Westphalia, Kingdom of Naples etc.) have been instructed to persuade local inhabitants of the positive effects of the French influence. Great example of this attempt to change public opinion towards the French is the administration in the Illyrian provinces between 1809 - 1813.

Even though the Dutch and the Portuguese first saw it as a great trading post, the French and the British saw this as an opportunity to expand their land and a great economic opportunity with the trade of raw materials and new consumers. By 1767, after the French were defeated, the British begun to colonize all of India through direct and indirect colonialism. The East India Company controlled the country since 1600. As it gradually extended their power it had no choice but to make deals with local princes in areas to make trade profitable. These concessions are a great example for indirect rule.