Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. However, after a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba. In 1815, he briefly returned to power in his Hundred Days campaign. After a crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he abdicated once again and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died at 51.
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Some of the major issues that Abraham Lincoln faced while he was in office included the secession of many of the Southern states, the outbreak of the Civil War, worry over whether the Emancipation Proclamation could withstand a legal challenge, and a low approval rating from his constituency.
Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps due to their ancestry.
