Battle of Waterloo Assignment

This task will require that students conduct extensive research before writing a detailed report on Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo. Student reports should include at least the following information:

* Background to the battle
* Date
* Place
* The countries involved
* The generals in charge of the armies
* The intricacies of the battle itself, including the role of Napoleon's Imperial Guard
* The outcome of the battle
* The significance of the battle for France, Napoleon, and Europe

The report should be a minimum of 500 words and needs to be posted by 8:00am Monday 1 November

Napoleon Bonaparte Exercise

For this assignment you are urged to compare life in France during the French Revolution with life during the Napoleonic era.

Please write a one page report on how Napoleon filfilled the ideals of the French Revolution and on how he betrayed the ideals of the French Revolution.

Students might consider comparing two documents: A Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789) with the Napoleonic Code(1804) to help with this assignment.

This assignment needs to be posted by 8:00 Monday 25 October