Fill in the Blanks napoleon-4Online version napoleon-4 by pamela lam 1 army mark massive absolute rise territories power rights deposed conquering revolution turned fragmented bold states history contradictions escaping defeated weren't imperial momentum reshaped It was thanks to Napoléon that the continent was from a chaotic patchwork of feudal and religious into efficient , modern , and secular nation where the people held more and than ever before . " " Should we also thank him for the of nationalism and the increase in army sizes ? You can see how well that out a century later . " " So what would European have been like if it for Napoléon ? " " Unimaginably better / worse . " Napoléon seemingly unstoppable would die in the Russian winter snows , along with most of his . But even after being and exiled , he refused to give up , from his prison and launching a attempt at restoring his empire before being for the second and final time . Bonaparte was a ruler full of , defending a popular by imposing dictatorship , and spreading liberal ideals through wars , and though he never achieved his dream of Europe , he undoubtedly left his on it , for better or for worse .