Napoleon was a very influential person in history. He helped shape many modern countries. Napoleon is sometimes considered a tyrannical dictator, but in reality he furthered the ideals of the French revolution and was a much better alternative to the "Reign of Terror." Napoleon did many great things, including establishing civil equality, giving liberties to the people, and making the government of France productive. Napoleon established civil equality in France and in many of the …showed first 75 words of 487 total…

…showed last 75 words of 487 total…made the French army a force to be reckoned with, and he made it even easier for lower class people to be promoted. As you can see, Napoleon clearly was an improvement over the previous governments of France. Napoleon improved not only France, but also the countries he conquered. Napoleon's improvements promoted civil equality, granted liberties, and made the government of France productive. Without Napoleon, the world as we know it would be much different.