What changes did Napoleon Bonaparte make to French society?

Answer 1

* In Europe we drive on the right side of the road (except for England) * Throughout Europe the same measures and weights, like kilogram, meter and liter was introduced and the old local sizes were abolished. * A standardized registration of births, marriages, divorces and deaths was introduced: the Registry. * The social positions were abolished including the special rights and privileges of the clergy and the aristocracy. They now had the same rights and obligations as citizens. * Education and health care were improved and more accessible for ordinary citizens. * Career opportunities for everyone in public administration and army (the higher functions had previously been almost exclusively the site of the aristocracy) because from Napoleon on, someone's capabilities were more important than someone's origin. * After Napoleon was defeated in 1815, the stolen art was demanded back. The works were no longer regarded as the private collection of a king or prince. It was the beginning of the national museums in most European countries.

Answer 2

His Napoleonic code had a lasting impact. His support for public education and employment based on merit changed much of the world. He tried to enforce the metric system, and maybe someday resistance to that form of measurement will be universal instead of only a scientific necessity.

Answer 3

His most enduring contributions are the Code Napoleon, a new civil code that has influenced civil law in France as well as in much of Europe to this day. Another important innovation was the establishment of (also still existing) French institutes of higher education - in theory open to all - that trained students to become professionally schooled public servants. Finally, he gave France and continental Europe the metric system.

Answer 4

Based jobs on ability not social standards