Big Ideas
Germany/Spain
France
Decisive Events
Potpourri
100

Romanticism was a reaction against this.

The Enlightenment

100

This replaced the Holy Roman Empire during Napoleon's rule.

The Confederation of the Rhine

100

This was the primary cause of the French Revolution.

The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis.

100

This evet marks the start of the French Revolution.

The Storming of the Bastille

100

Increased interest in child-rearing and education was a hallmark of this.

Romanticism

200

The "Balance of Power" was a driving idea at this event.

The Congress of Vienna

200

Guerilla warfare was typical of the resistance to Napoleon in this country.

Spain

200

In 1789 this provided the first legitimate forum for criticism of the Old Regime.

The meeting of the Estates General

200

This event started the Radical Phase of the French Revolution.

The attempted flight of the French Royal Family

200

Napoleon did this each time he gave himself a new title.

He held a vote so he could say it was the will of the people.

300

Reactions to Napoleon's occupation of German lands were driven primarily by this idea.

Nationalism

300

This battle against the combined fleets of France and Spain assured Britain of dominance at sea.

Trafalgar

300

The lists of grievances presented at the Estates General dealt mostly with this policy -- very much like the American Revolution.

Tax policy

300

The Jacobins sought this form of government for France.

A republic

300

This was the first country in Europe violate the Continental System.

Russia

400

This protected private property, and the authority of husbands within the family.

The Napoleonic Code

400

He organized and directed the guerilla war in Spain.

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

400

Much like the American Revolution, this was the greatest advantage of France's revolutionary armies.

They possessed greater patriotism and morale.

400

The Hundred Days ended with this event.

The Battle of Waterloo

400

Napoleon used this to guarantee his hold of France. It worked against him everywhere else.

Nationalism

500

This blocked trade with Britain during Napoleon's rule.

The Continental System

500

He was the first great critic of the French Revolution in Britain.

Edmund Burke

500

The Tennis Court Oath resulted in the formation of this legislative body.

The National Assembly

500

He was the one who called the Radical phase of the French Revolution the Reign of Terror.

Maximilien Robesepierre

500

These were the three estates.

The Nobility, the Clergy, and Everyone Else