French Revolution
This French king was overthrown during the French Revolution.
King Louis XVI
On this island Napoleon was born in 1769.
Corsica
This year saw revolutionary uprisings across many German states and other parts of Europe
1848
This country is generally considered the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution
Great Britain / United Kingdom
This state was the leading power in the process of German unification and fought three wars to strengthen its position.
Prussia
This event on 14 July 1789 became a symbol of the beginning of the Revolution.
Storming of the Bastille
This German kingdom was one of the fiercest enemies during Napoleon's reign.
Kingdom of Prussia
This parliament met in Frankfurt's St. Paul's Church and attempted to create a united German nation-state
Frankfurt Parliament (Paulskirche)
This invention by James Watt became an important source of power for factories, mines and transportation
steam engine
This war in 1870–71 helped Bismarck achieve German unification, who was it fought against?
French Empire (Napoleon III.)
During this phase of the Revolution, thousands of people were executed, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Reign of Terror
This 1804 law code introduced principles such as equality before the law and protection of property
Napoleonic Code / Code Civil
The revolutionaries demanded these three major political principles: national unity, political freedom and this form of government:
democracy / constitutional government
This invention, developed by James Hargreaves, greatly increased the amount of yarn that could be produced in the textile industry
Spinning Jenny
This German king became the first German Emperor (Kaiser) in 1871
William I / Wilhelm I
This document proclaimed the natural rights and equality of French citizens in 1789
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This 1815 battle marked Napoleon's final defeat and ended his attempt to return to power.
Battle of Waterloo
This German king was offered the crown of a united Germany by the Frankfurt Parliament but rejected it
Frederick William IV of Prussia (Friedrich Wilhelm IV.)
These were some of the main problems faced by workers during early industrialisation (name 3):
long working hours, low wages, dangerous workplaces and child labour
Bismarck did not create a united Germany through a democratic revolution. Instead, he used military power, diplomacy and these three wars to unite the German states under Prussian leadership. What were the three wars?
Danish War (1864), Austro-Prussian War (1866), and Franco-Prussian War (1870–71)
This social and political group, led by figures such as Robespierre, played a major role during the radical phase of the Revolution
Jacobins
Napoleon used this economic policy to weaken Britain by restricting European trade with the British
Continental System
This was one major reason why the 1848 Revolution ultimately failed in the German states
the lack of unity among the revolutionaries and the strength of the princes and military
This process describes the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities during industrialisation
urbanisation
The coronation of the first German emperor in 1871 marked the foundation of the German Empire. Where did it happen?
Palace of Versailles (in France)