🇪🇺AP European History Review
Napoleon
🇪🇺AP European History
Review
Napoleon
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Napoleon dominated both French and European history from 1799-1815. In a sense, Napoleon brought the Revolution to an end but also spread its ideas to the world. The French Revolution had made possible his rise military and then to the supreme power in France.