The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment which primarily took place in the 18th century is also known as this.
What is the Age of Reason?
This king was executed during the French Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI?
Napoleon first gained attention and a promotion from the French government for this reason.
What is a military victory?
The Risorgimento was the movement to unify this country which had been divided into various nation states under various forms of government.
What is Italy?
This French leader is said to have made a conversion before his death while in exile.
Who is Napoleon?
Enlightenment thinkers began to question this kind of authority or regime which often allowed the power of kings to go unchecked.
What is an absolute monarchy?
The Reign of Terror was lead primarily by this revolutionary leader.
Who is (Maximilien) Robespierre?
After leading a coup d'etat to overthrow the French government, Napoleon placed himself in this position.
What is consul?
Nationalism in France grew under this leader.
Who is Napoleon?
The Martyrs of Compiegne were members of this religious order.
Who are the Carmelites?
This man is called the Father of the Enlightenment.
Who is John Locke?
This leader of the French Revolution was executed when he began to speak out against the Reign of Terror.
Who is (Georges) Danton?
Napoleon's army faced the harsh winter of Russia after finding this city abandoned.
What is Moscow?
With the rise of nationalism, people started to show loyalty to these things rather than to a monarch.
What are common (shared) homeland, customs and history?
The Martyrs of Compiegne were beatified by this pope in 1906.
Who is Pope Pius X?
This philosophy which rejects moral absolutes and authority, especially religious authority, is closely tied to the ideals of the Enlightenment.
What is liberalism?
This group of five men replaced the Committee of Public Safety, marking an end to the Reign of Terror.
What is the Directory?
After escaping the island of Elba, Napoleon faced his final defeat in this battle.
What is (the Battle of) Waterloo?
What is the Austrian Empire?
What is the Vendee?
The Enlightenment inspired the leaders of the French Revolution as is evident in this prominent document which lays out the rights of the French people.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
Many in France were executed under the pretext of this law which condemned not only those who were loyal to the monarchy but also those who were not loyal enough to the Revolution.
What is the Law of Suspects (or Suspected Persons)?
This British officer defeated Napoleon twice in battle.
Who is Horatio Nelson?
In this year, many countries of Europe experienced an outburst of revolutions, many inspired by nationalist sentiment.
What is 1848?
This Pope excommunicated Emperor Napoleon who subsequently ordered him to be kidnapped.
Who is Pope Pius VII?