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The reins of government were, however, tightly held, and nothing was so much avoided as the letting men think or act for themselves, while their eyes were to be dazzled with splendour and victory. THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT WERE HOWEVER TIGHTLY HELD AND NOTHING WAS SO MUCH AVOIDED AS LETTING MEN THINK OR ACT FOR THEMSELVES WHILE THEIR EYES WERE TO BE DAZZLED WITH SPLENDOR AND VICTORY
ned on, which was to have a president at its head, chosen every five years by universal suffrage. Louis Napoleon Buonaparte, nephew to the great Napoleon, was the first president thus chosen; and, after some struggles, he not only mastered Paris, but, by the help of the army, which was mostly Buonapartist, he dismissed the chamber of deputies, and imprisoned or exiled all the opponents whom the troops had not put to death, on the plea of an expected rising of the mob. This was called a _coup d'état_, and Louis Napoleon was then declared president for ten years. 4. The Second Empire.--In December, 1852, the president took the title of Emperor, calling himself Napoleon III., as successor to the young son of the great Napoleon. He kept up a splendid and expensive court, made Paris more than ever the toy-shop of the world, and did much to improve it by the widening of streets and removal of old buildings. Treaties were made which much improved trade, and the country advanced in prosperity. BLIC WAS DETERMINED ON WHICH WAS TO HAVE A PRESIDENT AT ITS HEAD CHOSEN EVERY FIVE YEARS BY UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE NEPHEW OF THE GREAT NAPOLEON WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT THUS CHOSEN AND AFTER SOME STRUGGLES HE NOT ONLY MASTERED PARIS BUT BY THE HELP OF THE ARMY WHICH WAS MOSTLY BONAPARTIST HE DISMISSED THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES AND IMPRISONED OR EXILED ALL THE OPPONENTS WHOM THE TROOPS HAD NOT PUT TO DEATH ON THE PLEA OF AN EXPECTED RISING OF THE MOB THIS WAS CALLED A COU DETA AND LOUIS NAPOLEON WAS THEN DECLARED PRESIDENT FOR TEN YEARS FOUR THE SECOND EMPIRE IN DECEMBER EIGHTEEN FIFTY TWO THE PRESIDENT TOOK THE TITLE OF EMPEROR CALLING HIMSELF NAPOLEON THE THIRD AS SUCCESSOR TO THE YOUNG SON OF THE GREAT NAPOLEON HE KEPT UP A SPLENDID AND EXPENSIVE COURT MADE PARIS MORE THAN EVER THE TOY SHOP OF THE WORLD AND DID MUCH TO IMPROVE IT BY THE WIDENING OF STREETS AND REMOVAL OF OLD BUILDINGS TREATIES WERE MADE WITH MUCH IMPROVED TRADE AND THE COUNTRY ADVANCED IN PROSPERITY
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