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34 Cards in this Set
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What percentage of French belonged to the Third Estate?
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98%
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What happened on Bastille Day?
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A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
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The quote "men are born and remain free and equal in rights..." comes from which document?
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Who was safe during the Reign of Terror?
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Nobody
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What was Napoleons greatest accomplishment during peace time?
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Created a complete system of laws
Created a fairer tax code Created public schools |
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What tactic did Admiral Nelson use to win the Battle of Trafalgar?
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He decided the French fleet and attacked small groups of ships.
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Napoleon attacked Portugal for what reasons?
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To enforce the Continental System
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Balancing power in Europe was the goal of ....
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Congress of Vienna
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This person was the most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna?
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Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria
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Who embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment?
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Bourgeoisie
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Who imposed the Reign of Terror?
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Committee of Public Safety
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Who finally forced Robespierre out of power?
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Other Revolutionaries
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What were the reasons for Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory?
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1. Raise Money
2. Cut losses in America 3. Increase America's power as a British rival. |
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What was the most important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?
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Napoleon decided to not invade Britain
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What was Britain's reaction to the Continental System?
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Britain organized it's own blockade
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What was the tax system in France before the French Revolution?
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Third Estate paid the majority of taxes
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What is another word for a vote of the people?
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plebiscite
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What didn't Napoleon accomplish?
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Free Speech
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What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon if Russia?
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scorched-earth policy
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What traits did Napoleon posses?
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Courage
Brilliant Military Mind Inspiring |
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What didn't Klemens von Metternich want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna?
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Create a European Democracy
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Name am effect of political changes that was made at the Congress of Vienna.
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Nationalistic feeling increased for those who were controlled by foreign counties.
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Who was the most conservative members of the Legislative Assembly?
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Right Wing
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A radical group named after the pants they wore.
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Sans-culottess
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Nobles who fled France and hoped to restore the monarchy.
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Émigrés
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Government body that replaced the National Assembly
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Legislative Assembly
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Wrote a response to "A Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen"
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Olympe de Gouges
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Claimed it was possible to build a "republic of virtue" though terror
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Radical revolutionary was fatally stabbed by another revolutionary.
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Jean-Paul Marat
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Invented to further humane goals, but often contradicted human goals.
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Guillotine
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This person suggested that his severed head would be "well worth seeing."
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Georges Danton
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What bridge is named for the 28th President of the United States?
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Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (Capital Beltway spanning Potomac)
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Essay: What were some of Napoleon's most enduring achievements during theyeas of peace following his government takeover? Why were they important?
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Research this on your own.
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Essay: What events led to Napoleon's downfall?
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Research this on your own.
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