Question

did you know? napoleon suffered from frohlichs disease, which caused his sex organs to shrink! both napoleons appointment as first consul of france and his coronation were put to the french people in a referendum (vote). the french people had had enough of the political quarrels in france and now looked for strong leadership in napoleon. many observers abroad found it odd that france had agreed to have an emperor so soon after removing a king. many people in european monarchies (such as austria and britain) had not supported the revolution and therefore did not like napoleon. they were more critical of the new emperor of france. source 1. \frenchmen, without a doubt, you will see in what i did that i am a soldier who supports liberty and am a citizen who is devoted to the republic.\ - from a translation of the official version of the coup, issued throughout france. source 2. another version of the coup by an english artist. the caption reads: the corsican crocodile abolishes the council of frogs. source 3. napoleons coronation by the french painter david. david was a keen supporter of the revolution. source 4. \he stammered so much... it was clear his place was before soldiers rather than before an assembly.\ from the memoirs of bourrienne, napoleons secretary. the two later fell out. tasks 1) why did some people think it strange that the french people accepted napoleon as their new emperor? 2) compare sources 1 and 3. how do napoleons words in the official version of the coup contradict the scene pictured in source 3? 3) look at source 2. does it support or criticise the coup? explain your answer. 4) identify the people marked a, b and c in source 3. why might we not trust this painting completely? 5) what impression of napoleon does each of these sources give you? bonus1 you are napoleon. you have taken control and crowned yourself emperor. what steps are you now going to take to make sure you keep your position in france? bonus 2 ask your teacher for a blank factfile. use your knowledge of napoleons life to fill it in.

Explanation:

1. France had recently removed a king and was a republic, so some found it odd to have an emperor so soon after political unrest.
2. In source 1, Napoleon claims to support liberty and the republic, but in source 3, he is crowning himself emperor, which is a monarchical act contrary to republican ideals.
3. Source 2 is a satirical cartoon by an English artist. The use of a crocodile to represent Napoleon and the caption suggest it criticizes the coup as Napoleon is depicted as a power - hungry figure.
4. In source 3, A is likely the Pope, B could be a high - ranking official or noble, and C is Napoleon. We may not trust the painting completely as it was painted by a supporter of the Revolution (David) and may be biased to present Napoleon in a favorable light.
5. Source 1 presents Napoleon as a self - proclaimed supporter of liberty and the republic. Source 2 portrays him as a power - hungry and menacing figure. Source 3 shows him as a grand and powerful emperor. Source 4 shows him as less confident in an assembly setting compared to a military one.

For bonus 1, steps could include strengthening the military, implementing administrative reforms, promoting economic growth, and using propaganda to gain public support.

Answer:

1. France had just removed a king and was a republic; an emperor seemed out of place so soon.
2. Words claim support for republic, but coronation is a monarchical act.
3. Criticizes; satirical cartoon with negative portrayal of Napoleon.
4. A - Pope, B - official/noble, C - Napoleon; painted by a supporter, may be biased.
5. Source 1: Supporter of liberty and republic. Source 2: Power - hungry. Source 3: Grand emperor. Source 4: Less confident in non - military settings.

Bonus 1: Strengthen military, reform administration, promote economy, use propaganda.