The French ruler that had plans for empires in Europe and the Americas was Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was the famous French General that played a key role in the transformation of France after the French Revolution and crowned himself to became emperor. He had the vision of training a great army to fulfill his expansionist ideas. He conquered many territories in Europe and North Africa. He also created the Napoleonic Codes that influenced later codes in Europe.
NATO, or the North American Treaty Organization, was formed in 1949. It was the policy created as a result of the expansion plans of the Soviet Union. It's main goal was to protect countries from the countries of the "Steel Curtain."
