French Origins
Which of the three estates paid the most taxes?
The third estate
This machine was the primary method of execution during the French Revolution.
The Guillotine
To which island was Napoleon first exiled to?
Elba
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Tsar Nicholas II
What was the name of the Bolshevik military force?
The Red Army
What prison/fortress was stormed by Parisian?
The Bastille
Who was the leader of the Committee of Public safety during the reign of terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
What law gave France,Expanded Education, Fixed Economy ,Calmed the chaos in France and expanded Frances borders?
Napoleonic Code
The Bolsheviks
What as the name of the Bolshevik secret police?
Cheka
What oath was taken by the Third Estate?
The tennis court oath
What happened to King Louis XVI after being declared as a traitor to the revolution?
He was executed
What was the site of Napoleon's final defeat ending his rule?
Waterloo
This mysterious person had significant influence over the Queen.
Rasputin
Who took over after Lenin's death?
Stalin
Thousands of women marched to this location to demand bread from the king.
Versailles
What was the year long period of mass execution called?
The Reign of Terror
What system did Napoleon use to try and blockade and defeat Great Britain economically?
Continental System
Serfs
What happened to Tsar Nicholas II and his entire family in July 1918?
They where shot and killed
What 1789 document stated that “All men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?
Declaration of Rights of Men
What were the Middle class radicals of the revolution called?
Jacobins
what is it called when an army destroys its own land, enemy cant use it?
Scorched Earth Policy
Lenin promised the Russian people these three things, "Peace, Land, and _____"
Bread
What was the Great Purge?
The elimination of Stalin's Enemies (anyone suspected of disloyalty)