Napoleon himself has many critics some call him a wicked dictator and others just remember him for the battle of Waterloo, against the British Admiral Nelson. Nevertheless, Napoleon was a very clever man and was the first to come up with the idea of a united Europe, an idea that we are still trying to live by today. Napoleon had this idea over 200 years before Europe finally became the European Union. Napoleon's idea for Europe …showed first 75 words of 785 total…

…showed last 75 words of 785 total…bad idea. We have been trying to create a united Europe since the end of the Second World War. The People and governments of Europe have finally realised that countries needed to be at peace with each other. They also need to foster strong links with each other to benefit them all. References: Will & Ariel Durant, The Story of Civilisation: The Age of Napoleon. Philip J Haythornthwaite, The Napoleonic Sourcebook Felix Markham, Napoleon.