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40 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate |
To give up power |
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Deficit spending |
Spending more money than is taken in |
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Plebiscite |
Ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue |
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Sans-culottes |
Working class revolutionaries |
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Suffrage |
The right to vote |
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Blockade |
A military tactic through which ports are shut off to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
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Bourgeoisie |
The wealthiest member of the third estate |
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Émigré |
A person who fled revolutionary France to live in another country |
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Nationalism |
A feeling of pride in, and intense devotion to, ones country |
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A bourgeoisie belonged to which group? |
The third estate |
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During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to |
Crush all opposition to the revolution |
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Which area did napoleon Annex to france? |
The netherlands |
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What was the chief goal of the Congress of vienna |
To create everlasting peace |
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Why did the Congress of vienna redraw the boundaries of some European countries? |
To encircle France with strong countries |
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What statement about Frances social structure is true? |
There was inequality among the three estates |
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French nobles resisted Neckers financial reforms because |
They wanted to pay no taxes |
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How did the French respond to threats to the revolution? |
By becoming more radical |
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How did the nepoleonic code reflect enlightenment principle? |
It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law |
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What comprised the third estate in france? |
Middle class and peasants |
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The third estate |
Had few privileges, peasants, resented other two estates |
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The estates general in france is |
Representatives from all estates |
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Most people agree that the first step toward revolution in france was the |
Storming of the Bastille |
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Factions |
Small groups which compete to gain power |
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The National assembly created a document that stated people's rights in France called |
The declaration of the rights of man |
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A republic is- |
Government ruled by elected representatives |
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Which king in france was convicted of treason and executed by revolutionaries? |
King Louis XVII |
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During the French Revolution, the committee of public safety was formed to |
Deal with Germany |
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The leader of the committee of public safety during the reign of terror was |
Robespierre |
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The directory that was formed after the reign of terror in france was |
A panel of 5 men who ruled absolutely |
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What 3-man board did napoleon set up after he overthrew the directory |
Consulate |
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What is the ballot called that napoleon sent put to the people to approve of his reign? |
Plebiscite |
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When france was fighting spain, Spain used _____, or hit and run tactics |
Guerilla warfare |
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After the defeat by russia napoleon _______ or stepped down from throne |
Abdicated |
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What happened at the battle of waterloo? |
Prussia defeated france |
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Restoring the monarchy to france after napoleon left the throne was called |
Legitamacy |
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The middle class in france during the 1700s were known as the |
Bourgeouies |
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Who did Louis XVI appoint as finance advisor to try and pull france out of debt in the 1700s? |
Jacques Necker |
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Napoleons most lasting reform was the _____ which was a law system governing france |
Napoleon code |
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Which of the following conquered the Holy Roman Empire and set up a 38 member confederation controlled by France? |
Napoleon |
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Napoleon was able to Gain power through diplomacy. One example was by placing his brother Joseph in the throne of |
Spain |
