Massive Upheaval: The Napoleanic Era in Review

I was asked to evaluate the statement "The Napoleanic era was a time of great upheaval in the world". I personally would agree with this statement. During and after the time Napoleon was in power, there was a great deal of shifting and agitation not only in the countries of Europe, but both Americas as well. In Europe there was the Congress of Vienna, where many important decisions were made involving not only how to keep the now-dormant France in check, but also about distributing the land from nations toppled or destroyed by Napoleon's conquests. This Congress redrew the map of Europe, redefining the true powers on the continent. In South America, Simon Bolivar, believing that his country should be independent like the United States, began a great conquest, eventually uniting a great deal of the continent as nation independent from the Spanish: "Gran Columbia". America, in light of the unrest in Europe, and wishing to be immune from further interference by Europeans, put forth the Monroe Doctrine, which declared that the American land was no longer open to colonization by other nations, and was owned by the American people. The shockwave that was Napoleon had created ripples across the globe, and the world was being slowly being pulled into the modern era.