Napoleonic code- One of Napoleon's most important reforms, this set of laws included such freedoms as equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism. Even though the Napoleonic Code gave many rights to the French it also took some away.
The division of Germany along with Berlin into 2 zones which ultimately led to a half communist half democratic nation caught in the center of the cold war until the reunification in the late 80's early 90's