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What were the 3 estates of the old regime |
clergy, nobles, and commenors |
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What was the clergy made up of |
religous leaders |
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what were the nobles made up up |
governemtnt officers, industry |
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what were commenros made up of |
peasents, |
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what did nobles not have to pay |
taxes |
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how was the bourgeosie unlike the the other groups within the 3rd estate |
middle class -> anyone who didn't classify as the 1st or 2nd estates -> no power, high taxes 50% |
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What impact did the enlightment have on each estate and which philophrdin particular impcted the revolution |
third (commenors) -> wanted changes
Rousseaus and volataire impacted revolutijno |
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why was louis XVI a weak leader |
indesisve |
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Marie Antoniette why was she a weak leader |
spender, gambling (madame deficent) |
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What ultimatlyled to the third estate leaving the seates general and forming the national assembly |
the third estate wnted to create a consitutinal monarchy -> wanted to be present as more than one vote but king said he favored the old system |
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Why could forming the national assembly be considered the first act of rebellion |
they created more peasent revolts, fought againstking for rights |
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how did the women's march on vesarulles mark a turing point in the relationship between the king and his people |
Louis XVI was arrested and ordered to leave versailles -> told king to give power to the peolple and made the king a target |
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Do you think changes in the French government were nevitable |
yes cause everything was happening around them |
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why did the womens march on versaille |
wanted the king to move nd accept righte of man and national assemblt |
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How was the declaration of Rights of Man influnceed by the declaration of independance |
*** |
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What three factions waas the national assembly divided into |
radicals, moderates, reactionary |
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what where the radicals |
Jacoskins marat Robspierre Danton Sans cullote -> poorest of the poor *democarcy and change* |
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who were the moderates |
"compromise"` Lafyette *charolette Gorday* *consititunal monarchy* |
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who were the radicals |
Conservatives status quo *absolute moncarchy* -> Louis XVI and marie antonite |
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How did France being at war with Austria and Prussia impact the revolution |
fearful of revolution spread to prusissia -> Chaos broke out |
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What were some tactics used by Maxilen Robespierre and his supporters to build their republic of virture |
-wiping out France's past -Challaging the calendar - Reign of terror |
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3 intersting facts about the gulliotine |
harmlesss Robbspirere -Executed anyone related to monarchy [priest/nobles] -Executeed traitors [commenors] [40k] -Rob was killed by gullotine by others who were afraid that he would kill them lol |
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How did Robspierre justify the reign of terror |
Deat -> no more violence -> remain tru to the revolution |
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List the things in society that was tagged by the revolutinaries as evil or symblic of the old regine |
They wanted to get rid of the right end of the specrum 0 conservatives and relationart 1. Religon 2. Clergy 3.1st estate }monarchy king ad queen |
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Why did George Dalton find himself in a dangerous political postiton during the regin ofterror |
his friends didn't defend hi out of fear |
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What caused the reign of terror |
the convection of fear for their own likes and killed Robsphiere |
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What did robespirere do that hurt is popularuty |
made himself appear as god |
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At the start of the French Revolution Napolean joined which side |
joined the army of the new government |
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Napolean became a national hero when he saved what group of people |
saved delegates |
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Despite being defeated by the Britidh admiral Horatio Nelson in Egypt, Napolran was able to do what to preserve his heroic imaage |
Kept stories about back of the newspaper |
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Defience coup d'etat |
seziure of poer "blow the state" |
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How was Napolean able to become dicator of France? |
He established counsels |
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Revoultionary policies still in place "new school" |
-Rid of currpot officals *fair tax system -promoted education -lycees -held election |
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New Policies conflicting te revoliton "Old school" |
-Old regime -Nopelan code ->limited peoples rght -counter revolutionary -resotore church power -restore slavery *No freedom of speech and press -Absolute powa |
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Why did nopelean crown himself at the Notre Fam Cathedral in Paris i 1804 |
he wanted more power w/o the church |
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What regions of the world did nopolean hope to control as empperor |
Control the rest of Europe and the Frecn Colonies |
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What effectes did Nopealean intend the sale of Louisanna to have on France?the United States? Britan? |
1)France makes money [15 million us] 2) US doubled in size [resources and econonomy] 3) England got rivial |
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By 1805, how succesful was napolean creating an empre? Who caused his miliary problems? |
Yes rationlesons stopped him doe :( |
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Napoleon was quick to name is son king of what
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Rome
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Bastille
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Prison in Paris that was overtaken by the third estate, a symbol of tyranny
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Robespierre
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Leader of jacobins- primary leader of French Revolution
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National assembly
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Gathering of third estate to set up new consitition
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Radical
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A group favoring extreme changes in government policy
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Moderate
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Minor changes |
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Conservative
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Group that favors the status quo
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Directory
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Council of five weak and corrupt men who tried to restore order to France after beheading of robespierre
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Jacobins
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Extreme radicals who favored reign of terror
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Decleration of the rights of man
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Document created in 1789 stating all men are equal before law
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Tennis court oath
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Agreement. Amount the third estate to keep meeting until a new consitition was formed
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Explain the continental system; what was its intention
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It was meant to make Europe more self sufficent
His intention was to destroy great Britan commercial and industrial exonomy |
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National convention
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Wrote first democratic condition
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Old regime
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French society before revolution
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Napoleon
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French dictator at the end of the French Revolution
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Napoleon code
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Unified law under Napoleon that made French law more clear an consis
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Nationlism
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Pitied in ones country
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Conniental system
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Napoleon ordered European nations to stop trade with the britsh
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Concert of Europe
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The regular meetings held to settle international problems
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Hi
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Whats up
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What was the basic goal for the European heads of states in Vienna
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Establishing long lasting peace and stability after napolean
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What five countries made most of the decisions in secrete hat
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Russia,Prussia , Great Britain, France
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What "was" Vienna
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Conservative
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What three objectives did prince Metternich of Austria have for Europe
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-Prevent future aggression By surronding France with strong countries
-restore a balance of power -restore Europes royal monarchs ->legitimacy "Holy Alliance" |
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Why was France not punished servers at the congress
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They wanted to cause harmony instead of revolution
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Legitimacy
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Agreeing that there are as many possible rulers whom Napoleon had driven from their thrones to resore power
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Estates general
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Meeting of the three estates to vote on new taxation laws
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Louis XVI |
Called estates general together
Last absolute monarch |
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waterloo |
place in belgium where napolean faced his final defeat |
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prince metternich |
led congress of vienaa |
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what were the causes of the revolution |
privilages of 1st and second etates, hight taxes, government debts, englightman ideas, high bread prices |
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what were the differnt phases of revollution |
1- tennis court oath -storming of bastille -decleration of the rights of man
2- consitition 1791 -consitittion of civil clergy
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What were embodied in the rights of man |
-all men have natural rights -equality under the law -religous freedom -fair taxes |
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How and why did Napolean come to power |
directory was innaffective
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napoleonic code |
equallity of citizens before the law |
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how did the napolenic age influnce europe |
-rise of nationlism -spread of enlightmennt ideas -legal systems
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How many votes did each estate get |
1 |
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how does every revoultio start |
a rebellion |
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what was the gap between social classes |
huge |
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radiacal desciption |
-changes in goverment -oppresses king -willing to use violence overthrow |
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libreal description |
democtatic change (gradual) "let's find a solution" |
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Late French Revolution chronolical order |
90-91- onsititional moonarchy 1792- war with prusiisa/ austria sept massacre 93=94- reign of terror (comittps) 95-99- directory moderate 99- coup d'etat |
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Reign of terror |
threat of foreign envasion |
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revolution = x |
replacement |
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enperialism |
to take land by force |
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napoleean forges a new empire |
-After all of europe -> really wants britan ja feel -Entire continet man |
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What does napolean want everyone against |
-nationlism -promote unity |
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coup d'etat -napolean |
blow to the sttate |
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what did napolean want to do when he came to power |
replace directory |
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how many leaers were there in 10 years |
5 leaders man |
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What was the order of Freance |
conservative Libreal Radial Libreal Conservative |
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Why was there the battle of the nile |
the king wanted to get above the church "you better respect me dude" |
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quartine =x |
blockade |
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penisulla war characteristics |
france and portugal |