French Revolution A
What process allowed Napoleon's role as First Consul to be approved by the people?
What is a Plebiscite?
How many coalitions did Napoleon defeat in war between 1804 and 1809?
What is 5 coalitions?
The German Confederation, created at the Congress of Vienna, was made up of how many states?
What is 30 Germanic states?
What is 30 states?
Who married King Louis XVI of France in 1770 as part of a political alliance?
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This French king is known for creating immense debt due to the extravagant construction of the Palace of Versailles.
Who is King Louis XIV?
What was the name of the representative body that included the clergy, nobility, and the Third Estate, which represented the common people?
What is the Estates-General?
What was the set of laws established in 1804 to reform the legal system in France, which became the foundation for modern civil law codes in many countries?
What is the Napoleonic Code?
What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna?
What is restoring the stability and balance of power in Europe after Napoleon’s defeat?
Napoleon was sent to prison as a consequence of what?
What is being defeated at Waterloo?
This revolutionary body issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen during the French Revolution?
What is the National Assembly?
This revolutionary leader, active in the early stages of the French Revolution, called for the execution of King Louis XVI.
Who is Georges Danton?
Who declared Napoleon an outlaw?
What are the Allied Powers?
This Austrian prince, a dominant figure at the Congress of Vienna, was known for his conservative political views.
Who is Prince Metternich?
As part of the effort to de-Christianize France, this belief system replaced Catholicism during the French Revolution.
What is the Cult of Reason?
Napoleon eliminated what that allowed for religious freedom and improved education?
What is the Estates System?
This was the system that divided French society into three groups: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners, which included the bourgeoisie, urban workers, and peasants.
What is the Estates System?
Under Napoleon's rule, this empire was dissolved, marking the end of its long influence in Europe.
What was the Holy Roman Empire?
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
It took this many coalitions of European powers to finally remove Napoleon from power.
What is seven?
This event in the summer of 1789 intensified the revolutionary spirit and strengthened the position of the Third Estate.
What is the Great Fear?
This pivotal event, driven by political unrest, economic hardships, and a desire for change, took place on July 14, 1789, and marked a turning point in the revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
Maximilien Robespierre is known for leading this period of intense violence and political purges during the French Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
What event in 1799 marked the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to power in France, ending the French Revolution?
What was the Coup d’état of 18 Brumaire?
This event was held after Napoleon's final defeat to reshape Europe's political landscape and restore stability.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
Napoleon Bonaparte used this economic system to try to isolate England and control Europe.
What is the Continental System?
These thinkers sought to limit the powers of absolute monarchies and promote individual rights.
Who are liberalist?
What is liberalism?