French Revolution
A period of time when Robespierre violated the ideals of the French Revolutions and killed thousands of "political enemies"
What is the Reign of Terror?
Radical devotion to one's country; often times promotes superiority over one's country over others.
What is Ultranationalism?
Napoleon named himself ____ of France.
First Consul OR Emperor
The official policy adopted by Canada in 1971 to promote respect for diversity and encourage cultural retention.
What is the Multiculturalism Act?
- Debt and a struggling economy
- The Enlightenment
- Food shortages and famine
- Unjust socioeconomic system (hierarchy)
What were the causes of the French Revolution?
A group of people who share a common sense of belonging based on shared language, culture, history, or political beliefs, even without a distinct physical territory.
What is Nation?
In addition to improving infrastructure in France, Napoleon promoted national pride by building _______________ such as Arc de Triomphe.
National Monuments
A policy aimed at integrating minority groups into the dominant culture by forcing them to adopt its language, customs, and values.
What is Assimilation?
The socio-political system in France prior to 1789 that structured society.
What is the Estate System OR Ancien Regime?
When a country determines its own statehood and handles its own affairs and government.
What is self-determination OR sovereignty?
The set of laws introduced across France in 1804 that established legal equality, religious tolerance, and property rights.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
The official constitutional document enacted in 1982 that guarantees fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, and equality rights for all Canadians.
What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
The prison attacked on July 14, 1789, symbolizing the overthrow of royal tyranny and the birth of French nationalism.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
A person’s sense of belonging to a nation that is shaped by geography, language, culture, religion, or relationship to the land.
Napoleon aggressively annexed the sovereignty of other territories through military conquests. This is known as _______.
Imperialism
The system of government in which power is divided between a central national government and regional provincial governments.
What is Federalism?
The 1789 document produced by the National Assembly that declared all citizens free and equal in rights.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
The political entity that possesses defined territorial borders, a central government, and international recognition.
What is a nation-state?
Napoleon drafted this agreement to provide religious freedom for French people.
What is the Concordat of 1801?
The 1995 provincial vote in Quebec in which residents decided by a narrow margin (50.58% to 49.42%) to remain part of Canada.
What is the 1995 Quebec Referendum?