Religion & Conflict in France
What are French Calvinist Protestants called?
Huguenots
What magnificent palace did Louis XIV build mainly for the French nobility?
Versailles
Members of which estate declared themselves as the National Assembly?
The third estate
Under whose leadership did the Reign of Terror begin?
Maximilien Robespierre
What island did Napoleon die on?
Saint Helena
What was the problem with the multiparty system?
Numerous parties created dissension, contributing to an unstable government
Why did the king of France feel threatened by the Protestant Reformation?
He felt his authority over the church and state was in jeopardy
Who reigned over France for 70 years?
Louis XIV
The nobility of France made up which estate?
The second estate
Those on what side of the National Assembly were radicals who wanted the revolution to go further?
The left
Napoleon established the Continental System to shut off trade to which country?
England
At what battle did Napoleon meet his final defeat?
The Battle of Waterloo
The immediate cause of the Franco-Prussian War was the question of who would succeed the ______ throne.
Spanish
What effect did Louis XIV's bureaucratic government have on France?
Appointed agents handled all local matters, decreasing the independence of local town governments
Who reigned during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
What group of people paid half of their income in taxes?
Peasants
What kind of government was established with France's first written constitution?
Constitutional monarchy
What country withdrew from Napoleon's continental system?
Russia
How did the Congress of Vienna affect the political structure of France?
France was established the way it was before the war
After the Second Republic was proclaimed, what revolution broke out shaking the confidence in the new republic?
June Days
What prominent family led the Catholic forces of France against the French Protestants?
The Guise family
Who was the first Protestant king of France?
Henry IV
When the National Assembly ended the lord's privileges of collecting land taxes, what did it attempt to abolish?
Feudalism
In what year was the first written constitution of France completed?
1791
Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Lord Nelson
What British commander led the Allied troops at Napoleon's final defeat?
Wellington
What country did Lord Castlereagh represent at the Congress of Vienna?
Great Britain
What allowed French Protestants to worship in certain territories?
The Edict of Nantes
What name was given to the massacre of thousands of French Protestants on August 24th, 1572?
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
What is the French term for the middle class?
Bourgeoisie
What radical group wanted to take the French Revolution to the next extreme?
The Jacobin Club
Napoleon established a new government called the what?
The Consulate
Who was reestablished as king after Napoleon Bonaparte?
Louis XVIII
What French leader was forced to surrender to Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War?
Napoleon III
What allowed French Protestants to worship in public?
The Edict of January
Who prophesied France's doom?
Louis XV
What was declared by the National Assembly during the French Revolution?
The Tennis Court Oath
One of the first things the National ________ did was execute Louis XVI?
Convention
In what year did the British Navy defeat the combined French and Spanish navies at the Battle of Trafalgar?
1805
In what year did Napoleon meet his final defeat?
1815
The July Monarchy was the name given to the reign of Louis ________?
Philippe
What edict did Louis XIV revoke that caused many Protestants to flee France?
The Edict of Nantes
What ended the lord's privileges of collecting taxes on land?
The August 4 Decrees
What other name was given to the Battle of Nations where the combined forces of Europe defeated Napoleon?
Battle of Leipzig
Who is considered the Prince of Diplomats?
von Metternich