Power Players
King of France executed by the people.
Who was King Louis XVI?
When women outraged at the price of bread attempted to kidnap the queen.
What was The Women's March on Versailles?
A document that stated: "men are born and remain free and equal in rights".
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
The reason Napoleon lost the battle in Russia.
What is winter?
A device invented for humane execution.
What is the Guillotine?
Archduchess of Austria known for her ridiculous hairstyles.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
Known as the event that started the revolution on July 14.
What was the storming of the Bastille?
Believed that the people were better off following a tyrant than fighting a bloody rebellion.
Who was Thomas Hobbs?
Napoleon fashioned himself after this famous dictator.
Who was Julius Ceaser?
The king summoned this group to discuss the raising of taxes to pay off France's debts.
What was The Estates-General?
Drafted The Rights of Men.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Members of the Third Estate vowed to meet continuously until the King decided he would listen to them.
What was The Tennis Court Oath?
Group of people who rejected the existence of God and promoted rational thinking as the only way to learn truth.
Who were Enlightenment Philosophers?
Napoleon's final battle which he lost.
What was the battle of Waterloo?
The elected legislature in France during the first part of the French Revolution.
What was The National Assembly?
Member of the Committee of Public Safety responsible for ushering in the reign of terror.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
When the Jacobins seized control of the National Convention from the more moderate Girondins and instituted a series of radical measures.
What was the Reign of Terror?
Tactic tyrants often use to control the mob; responsible for the September Massacre.
What are fear campaigns?
Napoleon reinstated this group, ending the reign of terror.
What is the Catholic church?
This event is considered the end of the French Revolution.
What was the execution of Robespierre?
Who was Jean-Paul Marat?
Robespierre's attempt to replace the Christian God with the worship of human rationality.
What was the 'Cult of the Supreme Being'?
The belief that the powers of Europe must be equal in strength.
What is the Balance of Power doctrine?
The meeting in which European countries restored the monarchy.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
Percentage of the population that made up the Third-Estate.
What is 98%?