After the French Revolution France became the first country in Europe to have a republic and the ideals of equality, liberty, and fraternity spread all over the world which inspired other European countries to fight against their kings. But after a very short period France was ruled by a king named Napoleon Bonaparte some people viewed him as a inspirational leader because he modernized the government and laid foundations for public education. But others viewed him as a dictator because he led France into allot of wars and in those wars about a million French people died.