Phase 1
The three causes of a revolution are
Economic problems, Failure of institutions, Political Abuse
A period during which 30,000-40,000 people were killed.
The Reign of Terror
During this phase the 5 man executive branch called the ________ is set up.
Directory
How did Napoleon take over the government?
Coup de 18 Brumaire
France's social structure had three ________ or social classes.
Estates
What two things caused the financial crisis in France
bad harvest year, debt to America
The Reign of Terror began when
the King and Queen were executed.
Under the Directory, France saw success in foreign wars against these 3 European powers
Britain, Prussia, Austria
The two causes of Napoleon's downfall were..
Attempted invasion of Russia and the Continental System
Multiple states or countries under a single supreme authority.
Empire
Other European rulers did not like the French Revolution because
they were afraid it would spread
The leader of the Reign of Terror was
Robespierre
The Directory was considered very ______.
Weak
Napoleon's final defeat occurred at
The Battle of Waterloo
Radicals who wanted to see the end of the French monarchy
Jacobin
What was the Tennis Court oath?
The National Assembly vowed to draft a constitution for France.
The goal of the Reign of Terror was to...
eliminate threats to the Revoltuion
According to the Declaration of Rights of Man, what is the purpose of all government?
Preserve rights
Napoleon's greatest accomplishment
The Napoleonic code
All the estates prepared these, which listed their problems, before meeting at Versailles.
cahiers
What was the goal of the Storming of the Bastille?
gather weapons and gunpowder
The Reign of Terror ended when
Robespierre was executed
The Directory was overthrown in an event called
Coup de 18 Brumaire
Which of these was NOT a battle in the Napoleonic wars:
Marengo
Austerlitz
Trafalgar
Corsica
Corsica
Part of the government set up by Napoleon (hint: there were three of them)
Consulate