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Napoleon is single-handedly the reason that the French Revolution took the course that it did. Who would have guessed that a child born into the noble class on the island of Corsica could have rose to power of such amazing heights in the short time it took? Who would have guessed that this single person would be written down in every single history book being considered a genius in military tactics and leading a nation to an empire? By spreading the idea of nationalism throughout Europe (which unfortunately backfired on him) and trying to create a worldwide French empire, it is obvious that Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most important figures in the past 3,500 years that our human race has existed. The importance of Napoleon not only to France but the entire world cannot be summed up in just one word. In an article by Steven Kreis entitled “Europe and the Superior Being: Napoleon,” Steven claims that the French Revolution is what caused Napoleon to be the man that he has been known as for the past few centuries. he also writes that he had a “passion for power” as well as a “genius for leadership.” (http://library.thinkquest.org/17120/data/bios/users/napoleon2/page_1.html) His training in military school and exper