The correct answers are A) The Directory was inefficient, unpopular, and unable to bring stability to France and C) Napoleon was ambitious and temporarily allied with two members of the Directory to gain power.
The TWO sentences that describe the context in which Napoleon rose to power are the following: The Directory was inefficient, unpopular, and unable to bring stability to France and Napoleon was ambitious and temporarily allied with two members of the Directory to gain power.
Napoleon, a strong military leader that had proven his value in the battlefield, had the character and experience needed to step in as the ruler of France under the context of a weak and inefficient Directory. He had what it took to establish stability to France. Napoleon was very astute and wit, full of ambition to increase his power and presence in the nation, and those characteristics drove him to reach the pinnacle of power in France.