France and the Wider World

Question 1

What were the natural frontiers of France that foreign policy was trying to secure?

Answer 1

The Pyrenees
The Alps
The River Rhine

Question 2

Under which 2 Kings’ reigns had great strides been made to secure the natural frontiers?

Answer 2

Louis XIV

Louis XV

Question 3

Under the reign of Louis XIV and Louis XV, what natural frontiers were secured?

Answer 3

The Pyrenees in the south

The Alps in the south-east

Question 4

Progress in securing which natural frontier was slower?

Answer 4

The River Rhine

Question 5

What 2 wars were France involved in over the course of Louis XV’s reign?

Answer 5

The War of Austrian Succession (1740-48)

The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763)

Question 6

What did the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years’ War increase due to their huge expense?

Answer 6

National debt

Question 7

Why was the Seven Years’ War a disaster for France?

Answer 7

Defeat by Britain resulted in the loss of the French empire in Canada and India

Question 8

What diminished after the loss of overseas empires in Canada and India?

Answer 8

France’s wealth and overseas trade

Question 9

What territory did Louis XV manage to acquire as a result of the Seven Years’ War?

Answer 9

Duchy of Lorraine

Corsica island