5.3 Flashcards
1
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March on Versailles
A
In October 1789, thousands of angry people went to the Palace of Versailles for a violent confrontation with the Royal court
2
Q
Reign of Terror
A
A period of violence in French Revolution marked by mass executions using guillotine
3
Q
Jacobines
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A political group that dominated the National Assembly and started the Reign of Terror; Robespierre was one of them
4
Q
Guillotine
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A quick method of execution by beheading
5
Q
Directoire
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A committee which governed France after the Reign of Terror
6
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First Coalition War
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A military conflict between the France and European countries that did not agree with the French Revolution
