The French Revolution was an important event in Western history, and influenced western culture very much. Napoleon(took power in 1802) was one of the major character during that time. He brought the revolution to an end. People have different opinions about him. Some think that he’s a founder of modern state, some think he betrayed the revolution. Napoleon safeguarded many revolutionary ideas and somehow reinvented France. As we know that he established the principles of the revolution: equality, religious tolerance, economic freedom,…etc. He rebuilt factories and roads which had been destroyed by the Revolution, created laws that we are still using today(Napoleonic Code is still the basis of civil law in many countries.), he also formed the ‘Bank of France’, and regulated taxes. “Napoleon as founder of the modern state, who fulfilled most of the social promise of the bourgeois Revolution of 1789 and gave rise to distinct features of the modern state: legal code, professional bureaucracy, conscription.” (Martyn Lyons: Napoleon as the founder of modern state) …show more content…
He almost controlled french people’s everyday life. When France was in a tough time struggling with enemies, he helped France to beat and conquered them. For example, Italy. And France was in peace for the first time. He pulled people out of bankrupting. So, that would probably be the reason why people allowed him to be an emperor of the nation even though it had been seen as a betray of the revolution(revolution purpose was to eliminate dictatorship). Many citizens thought Napoleon was the right leader for the