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35 Cards in this Set
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T/F John Calvin was a Protestant leader from France
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T/F Henry IV (4th) was the first Protestant king of France |
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T/F In France, the nobles paid most of the taxes
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T/F The First Estate was comprised of the middle class |
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T/F Those on the Right of the National Assembly were radicals who wanted the Revolution to go further |
T/F Napoleon established the Continental System to shut off trade to England |
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T/F Napoleon died on the island of Elba |
T/F The August Revolution forced Charles X to flee to England |
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T/F France was victorious in the Franco-Prussian War
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T/F Louis Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor Napoleon III |
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Who was known as the " Sun King" ?
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Louis XIV |
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Who was the Russian czar who defied Napoleon
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Alexander I |
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Who was the leader during the reign of terror
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Maximillian Robespierre |
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Who was the ruthless queen who ruled for her three weak sons
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Catherine de Medicis |
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Who issued the Edict of Nantes
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Henry IV |
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The French term for middle class |
bourgeoisie |
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The influential spokesman known as the "Prince of Diplomats" at the Congress of Vienna was
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Prince von Metternich |
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Louis XIV reigned over how many years? one of the longest reigns of any king in history |
70 |
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Enlightenment |
Antoinette |
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What French monarch was beheaded after the "flight of Varennes"
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Louis XVI |
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About how many people died during the bloody "Reign of Terror"
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40,000 |
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An election in which the people express their will is an
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plebiscite |
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In 1813, the forces of Europe defeated Napoleon at what battle? also called the Battle of Nations.
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Battle of Leipzig |
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The Duke of Wellington was the famous what at the battle of Waterloo?
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British commander |
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The Congress of Vienna attempted to surround who with powerful nations? |
France |
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The pre-revolutionary monarch in France
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"old regime" |
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National Assembly's vow to write a constitution
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Tennis Court Oath |
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granted some toleration to the Huguenots |
Edict of January |
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reign of Louis Philippe |
July Monarchy |
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French version of Parliament |
Estates-General |
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What are French Calvinists Protestants called? |
Huguenots |
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What name was given to the massacre of thousands of French Protestants on August 24, 1572? |
St. Bartholomew's |
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What magnificent palace did Louis XIV build to keep the aristocracy occupied?
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Day Massacre Versailles |
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Which French king is known to have said "Apres moi le deluge"? |
Louis XV |
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Which estate was made up of the middle class and peasants |
3rd |
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Name the French castle stronghold stormed by the people of Paris in 1789? |
Bastille |
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Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar? |
Lord Nelson |
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What was Napoleon's worst enemy in the Russian campaign? |
Winter |
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Where did Napoleon meet his final defeat? |
Waterloo |
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represent at the Congress of Vienna? |
Austria |
