He was the long-reigning (59 years) French king who drove up France's debt before his death in 1774.
Who is Louis XV?
100
This term refers to feelings of love for one's country, rather than a native region.
What is "nationalism?"
100
This was the Paris prison fortress that was stormed by an angry mob on July 14, 1789.
What is the Bastille?
100
He was the French king who brought France to the brink of financial disaster by 1788, in part due to spending money to aid the American Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI?
100
This refers to a wartime tactic of destroying all crops and structures ahead of an advancing enemy.
What is "scorched earth policy?"
200
She was the unpopular Austrian-born Queen of France who was executed during the height of the French Revolution.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
200
This term refers to the wealthiest members of France's Third Estate.
What is "Bourgeoisie?"
200
Napoleon failed at his attempt to conquer this vast country in 1812.
What is Russia?
200
He was the popular general who seized control of the French government in 1799.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
200
This name refers to the panic that spread throughout France immediately after the fall of the Bastille in 1789, and led to attacks on the nobility and clergy.
What is the Great Fear?
300
He is the most well-known of the French Revolution radicals, who himself was sent to the guillotine in 1794.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
300
This term refers to a person who fought against the revolutionary movement.
What is a "counterrevolutionary?"
300
Napoleon's final defeat took place at this Belgian battlefield.
What is Waterloo?
300
He was the radical French revolutionary whose murder was immortalized in a famous painting.
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
300
This was the document written by the French National Assembly that guaranteed basic rights and political powers.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
400
He was revolution leader who was once an ally of Robespierre, but was eventually executed for "disloyalty."
Who is Georges-Jacques Danton?
400
This term refers to a forceful takeover of the a government.
What is "coup d'etat?"
400
Napoleon was banished to this Mediterranean Island, but escaped to retake control of France in 1815.
What is Elba?
400
He is considered to be Britain's greatest naval hero.
Who is Horatio Nelson?
400
This refers to the most violent period of the French Revolution (September 1793 to July 1794)
What is the Reign of Terror?
500
He was the British general who defeated Napoleon in 1815.
Who is the Duke of Wellington?
500
This refers to the right of all adult males to vote.
What is "universal manhood suffrage?"
500
Napoleon was finally banished to this South Atlantic island by the British.
What is Saint Helena?
500
He is Mr. Farley's favorite singer.
Who is Waylon Jennings?
500
This was the name of the group in the National Assembly that favored domination French Politics by Paris.