Causes of the French Revolution
Radical Revolution
Rise of Napoleon
Fall of Napoleon
European Reaction
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Define estate (be detailed):
What is 3 classes of French society before the revolution: clergy, nobles, and townspeople
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The first radical action of the National Convention was to ...
What is execute Louis XVI
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What is a coup d'etat?
What is a sudden overthrown of government
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Who did Napoleon seek to make peace with after he gained power?
What is 1) Catholic Church, 2) Russia, 3) Prussia, 4) Great Britain, and 5) Austria
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After Napoleon was defeated, European countries sought to restore what?
What is the old order (monarchy)
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What was the main reason as to why the third estate was unhappy?
What is they paid all of the taxes and had no privileges
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The _________________________________ adopted policies that would defend and protect France from domestic threats.
What is Committee of Public Safety
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During the French Revolution, what four groups was France at war with?
What is Austria, Prussia, Spain, and Great Britain
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Napoleon's last military flaw/failure happened while trying to invade the ____________ city of ___________.
What is Russian and Moscow
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What was the name of the group/peace settlement that met to discuss peace terms and future affairs?
What is the Congress of Vienna
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During the Estates-General meeting called to order by King Louis XVI to discuss the financial issue of France, what argument came about between all 3 estates?
What is voting, third estate wanted more fair voting system
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What 2 types of people were targeted during the Reign of terror?
Who are counterrevolutionaries and traitors
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Did Napoleon support the revolution? Why or why not?
What is yes, he welcomed the change and saw it as an opportunity to advance in his military career/life
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Napoleon was finally beaten indefinitely by the British and Prussian in which battle?
What is the Battle of Waterloo
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What does the principles of intervention mean?
What is the right of one country to send armies to other countries to restore legitimate governments and order
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The ____________ ______________ was the first step towards revolution and would be the first revolutionary government.
What is the National Assembly
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Who was in charge of the Reign of Terror? (Full name)
Who is Maximilien Robespierre
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Who did Napoleon work with when planning/plotting the coup?
Who is Emmanuel Siez
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What were the 2 islands that Napoleon was exiled to? List them in order of when he was exiled:
What is first, Island of Elba, and second, St. Helena
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Peace settlements rearranged ______________, was ruled by ______________ thinking, and adopted the principle of ________________.
What is territories, conservative, and intervention
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List all 4 causes (in detail) of the French Revolution:
What is 1) social inequality between first 2 estates and third, 2) natural hardships such as food shortage, 3) changes in culture (Enlightenment ideas), and 4) government debt from war and frivolous spending
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Describe 2 changes that took place as a result of de-Christianization:
What is *removed saint from street names, *churches looted/closed, *priests encouraged to marry, *adoption of new calendar, *eliminated Sundays
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Briefly describe how the coup happened:
Napoleons brother tried to provide opportunity, Napoleon stormed assembly room, chaos ensued, soldiers burst in, secret government meeting granted Napoleon power
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What were the two main factors of Napoleon's collapse?
What is Britain's ability to resist Napoleon and rise of nationalism
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what 2 feelings did Napoleon's reign spread through Europe and the surrounding groups of people?
What are Liberalism and Nationalism