Why can the Napoleonic Code be called both a legacy and a contradiction of the French Revolution?
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Correct answer: Because it spread uniform laws but also increased French domination
The governing concept is the double character of Napoleonic rule. The Code preserved revolutionary gains such as equality before law, abolition of many feudal privileges and administrative uniformity, making it a legacy. Yet Napoleon imposed these reforms through conquest and French control, turning liberation into domination in many territories. Therefore option A is correct; B, C and D deny either its reforms, its imperial context or its European impact.
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Because it spread uniform laws but also increased French domination
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is the double character of Napoleonic rule. The Code preserved revolutionary gains such as equality before law, abolition of many feudal privileges and administrative uniformity, making it a legacy. Yet Napoleon imposed these reforms through conquest and French control, turning liberation into domination in many territories. Therefore option A is correct; B, C and D deny either its reforms, its imperial context or its European impact.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation.
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