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Why Did Napoleon Build The French Empire Essay

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In my opinion I think the the forces inside the French Empire were more important to control rather than the forces outside of the Empire because, there were only four countries free from Napoleons control which were Sweden, Britain, Portugal, and the Ottoman Empire. As for all of the countries in the French Empire that Napoleon controlled he also somehow ruled independent countries that included the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, Spain, and some of the German Kingdoms in Central Europe. Some of the rulers of these countries were even members of Napoleons family, as for that you can see that Napoleon didn't really care about anyone he just wanted to gain all of the power he could get. The reason why I think Napoleon only needed to deal with the people inside of the Empire is because he didn't really need to worry about the forces outside because it was unlikely for them to want to come into the French Empire …show more content…

These countries were Prussia, Austria, and Russia. Napoleon was only able to build this Empire because of those countries the reason being they signed the peace treaties. They were not completely under his control though but they were controlled by threats of the military. Another reason why I don't think he really needed to worry about the outside forces of his Empire is because he didn't control most of them he controlled the inside so he needed to focus on what was going on inside the Empire so it would be successful and not fall apart. But that didn't happen the Empire only lasted for five years so as for all of the outside forces they saw that Napoleon wasn't doing what he was suppose to so that is what his Empire resulted in. In conclusion, I think the forces inside of the French Empire were more important to control concerning, Napoleons power and how long the Empires itself

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