Forms of Government
What is a monarchy?
A country that has a king who obeys laws.
For many years, kings from the _____ family ruled France.
Bourbon family.
What was the group of 38 German-speaking states called?
Confederation (North German Confederation).
Who was a Frenchman who helped the American colonists fight for their independence and wanted to help France do the same?
Lafeyette.
What 3 forms of government had France already gone through by 1871?
Monarchy, Empire, and Republic.
Which country did Napoleon the III declare war on?
Prussia.
What did Otto Von Bismarck want to make Prussia into?
The ruling state.
Who seized control of France after the French Revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Which form of government did France get rid of during the French Revolution?
Monarchy.
Which 3 countries did Prussia attack?
Denmark, Austria, and France.
What was Otto Von Bismarck's nickname?
The Iron Chancellor.
Who was the last emperor of France?
Napoleon.
What did France become (for the 3rd time) when Napoleon the III was off of the throne?
A Republic.
Which country did the North German Confederation NOT include?
Austria.
What did the New German Confederation call themselves?
The 2nd Reich.
King Louis-Phillipe cancelled the people's gathering, the people got mad and stormed the palace, and what did Louis-Phillipe do next?
Fled to England.
What is a confederacy?
When states agree to elect officials for each state to deal with other countries, but each one stays independent.
The Prussians did something that caused the French Empire to end. What was it?
Captured Napoleon III.
Wilhelm was the 1st German Emperor on the throne. Who were the other tow after him?
Friedrich and Wilhelm II.
What did France become after Louis-Phillipe left?
Republic (for the 2nd time).