Causes of the French Revolution
This 1789 meeting of representatives was called to address France’s financial crisis.
This event marked the beginning of open rebellion in Paris in 1789.
What is Storming the Bastille?
This king was executed in 1793, marking the end of monarchy in France.
Who is Louis XVI?
This French leader crowned himself emperor in 1804?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This meeting of European powers aimed to restore balance after Napoleon’s defeat.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
This group, made up of commoners, carried the heaviest tax burden.
What is the Third Estate?
This oath pledged not to disband until a constitution was created.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This group dominated the National Convention and pushed for radical reforms.
Who are the Jacobins?
This weak government ruled France after the fall of Robespierre.
What is the Directory?
This Austrian statesman dominated European diplomacy and worked to suppress liberalism and nationalism across the continent.
Who is Prince Klemons von Metternich?
This group of educated professionals and middle-class citizens grew frustrated with their lack of political power.
Who is the Bourgeoisie?
This document declared equality before the law and natural rights.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This method of execution became a symbol of revolutionary justice.
What is the Guillotine?
This legal code established equality before the law while limiting women’s rights.
What is the Napoleon Code?
This system of alliances, including Austria, Russia, and Prussia, was designed to defend conservative monarchies and Christian values after 1815.
What is the Holy Alliance
Who was the monarch during this time? Bonus if you can mention his queen.
Who is King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
This event forced the royal family to move from Versailles to Paris.
What is the Women's March on Versailles?
This period of mass executions aimed to protect the revolution from enemies.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This economic strategy attempted to weaken Britain by cutting off trade.
What is the Continental System?
These widespread uprisings in 1848 across Europe challenged conservative governments but ultimately failed to create lasting liberal reforms.
What are the Revolutions of 1848?
This financial minister proposed reforms like taxing the nobility but was dismissed.
Who is Jacques Necker?
This woman wrote a response to the document The Declaration of the Rights of Man and to the Citizen?
Who is Olympe de Gouges?
This leader of the Committee of Public Safety became associated with the Terror.
This battle in 1815 marked Napoleon's final defeat?
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
These 1819 decrees imposed censorship and restricted student organizations in the German Confederation to prevent revolutionary ideas.
What are the Carlsbad Decrees?