Origins of the French Revolution
This 1789 event marked the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This execution device became the symbol of revolutionary justice.
What is the guillotine?
This French general crowned himself emperor in 1804.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
This battle permanently ended Napoleon’s rule in Europe.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This empire was dissolved in 1806 under Napoleon’s influence.
What is the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation?
This king of France was executed during the Revolution.
Who was Louis XVI?
This violent period saw mass executions of enemies of the Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This 1815 battle marked Napoleon’s final defeat.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This 1805 battle is considered Napoleon’s greatest military victory.
What is the Battle of Austerlitz?
This Napoleon-controlled alliance replaced the old German imperial structure.
What is the Confederation of the Rhine?
This social class made up the majority of the population and paid most taxes.
What is the Third Estate?
This radical political group dominated the French government during the Terror.
Who were the Jacobins?
This naval defeat ended French hopes of invading Britain.
What is the Battle of Trafalgar?
This naval battle secured British dominance of the seas.
What is the Battle of Trafalgar?
Napoleon reduced the number of German states through this process.
What is mediatization?
This document declared liberty, equality, and natural rights in revolutionary France.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This revolutionary leader was closely associated with the Reign of Terror.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
This economic policy attempted to weaken Britain by cutting off European trade.
What is the Contintental System?
This 1806 battle marked the beginning of the end of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation as it has existed for almost 1000 years.
What is the Battle of Jena Auerstedt?
Napoleon compensated German princes for their loss of territory west of the Rhine with this policy.
What is secularization?
This unstable revolutionary government ruled France before Napoleon’s takeover.
What is the Directory?
This 1799 political event ended the Revolution and brought Napoleon to power.
What is Napoelon's coup d'etat?
This disastrous 1812 campaign became a turning point in Napoleon’s downfall.
What is the invasion of Russia?
This German battle marked the decisive defeat of Napoleon by a European coalition.
What is the Battle of Leipzig / Battle of Naions.
This new sense of shared identity grew stronger in Germany after Napoleon’s rule.
What is German nationalism?