When was Napoleon proclaimed consul? why is the period of Napoleon’s consulship called

1.When was Napoleon proclaimed consul? why is the period of Napoleon’s consulship called a dictatorship? 2. What groups of the population did Napoleon’s dictatorship rely on? Has anything changed since the establishment of the empire? 3. What were the difficulties of the industrial revolution in France at the beginning of the 19th century? suggest measures that could eliminate them. 4. Compare the paintings by Ingres “Bonaparte, First Consul” and “Napoleon on the Imperial Throne”. What artistic means did the painter emphasize the change in the position of Napoleon?

1. Napoleon became consul on December 12, 1799. The period is called dictatorship because all state issues were decided exclusively by Napoleon. 2. Napoleon’s dictatorship was based on the aristocracy. The establishment of the monarchy helped Napoleon to concentrate power in his hands. The new empire relied on the army, on the citizens. With the establishment of the empire, freedom of speech and press was abolished. 3. The feudal system and its vestiges were not combined with bourgeois transformations. As a measure of elimination, you can offer good financing of production. 4. The consul looks modest, in a military uniform, while Napoleon the emperor is majestic, in a laurel wreath, proudly sitting in his place due to his status.