Answer to Question #266359 in History for Marno

Question

Explain the reasons why Prince Louis Napoleon made the following statement on the instability of the french political systems: "It is very difficult in France to make reforms; we make revolutions in France, not reforms."

Answer 1

The statement implied that change would come to France as a result of his political activity. Napoleon declared himself Emperor in 1804 after seizing political power in a coup d'état in 1799. Napoleon was able to wage war against various European coalitions and expand his empire by using Shrewd, an ambitious and highly capable military strategist.