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About what percentage of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate?

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97%

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What happened on July 14, 1789 which today is celebrated in France as Bastille Day?

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The Storming of the Bastille.

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What was the “slogan of the French Revolution”?

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Liberty, equality, and fraternity.

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During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?

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Nobody.

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What were the important goals of the Congress of Vienna?

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Compensation, legitimacy, and balance of power.

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Who was the leader at the Congress of Vienna?

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Prince Klemens von Metternich.

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What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?

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The king needed money.

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Which group imposed the Reign of Terror.

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The Committee of Public Safety

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Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?

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His own people

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How did Great Britain react to the Continental System?

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They blocked trade to Europe.

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Describe the tax system in France in the years before the French Revolution?

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The rich paid almost nothing while the poor paid everything.

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Name three of Napoleon’s accomplishments?

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The Napoleonic Code, he stabilized the economy of Europe with taxes, he spread free public education for kids.

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What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?

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The scorched earth policy.

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Name three accomplishments of Klemens von Metternich at the Congress of Vienna?

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They wanted reparations (compensation) , legitimacy, and a balance of power. Also buffer states to strengthen countries to keep them from being overthrown.

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Define nationalism.

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When countries longed for self-rule and the restoration of their customs and traditions/ supporting your country to an extreme level.

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Besides the scorched-earth policy, what was major factor in Napoleon’s failure to defeat Russia?

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Cold Russian weather and long supply lines.

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Name three groups that belonged to the Third Estate.

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Anybody that wasn’t a noble or a member of the Catholic Church.

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Who was the first King of France after the end of the French Revolution?

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Louis the 18th.

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King Louis XVI left Versailles for Paris when his palace was surrounded by what group?

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Angry women who couldn’t feed their children.

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Name three facts about the guillotine.

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Named after the man who invented it, seen as a humane form of execution, it provided equality in death.

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What group took the Tennis Court Oath?

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National Assembly.

22
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What was the Great Fear?

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A wave of violence throughout France.

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Name three things that contributed to the French financial crisis.

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First and second estate wouldn’t pay taxes, France spent tons of money on the American revolution, Louis the 16th and his wife spent tons of money.

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Who did Napoleon overthrow to take control of France?

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The French Directory.

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What was the main purpose of the Committee for Public Safety?

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To find enemies of the revolution and punish them.

26
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Where was Napoleon’s last battle fought?

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Waterloo.

27
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What came to an end with the death of Maximilien Robespierre?

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The Reign of Terror.

28
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Which European country did Napoleon Bonaparte not conquer?

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England

29
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Name the three islands associated with Napoleon Bonaparte’s life.

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Corsica, Elba, St. Helena.

30
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Louis XVI was executed after being accused of what?

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Treason.

31
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Why did Napoleon Bonaparte decide to invade Russia?

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Czar Alexander I started trading with England again.

32
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Name three similarities between Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler.

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They were both defeated by Russia, neither of them were able to defeat Great Britain, they both became friends with Russia before they invaded.

33
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What are buffer states?

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Neutral countries that would keep France from invading neighboring countries.

34
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What is legitimacy?

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Conformity to the law.

35
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Who was the King of France at the start of the French Revolution?

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Louis XVI.

36
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What did the Concordat of 1801 do?

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It smoothed things over with the Catholic Church, making it an official religion in France.

37
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What was the attack on the Paris prison by the enraged citizens called?

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The Storming of the Bastille.

38
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What is conscription?

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The draft.

39
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Define tithe.

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When you give 10% of your income to the Church.

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Why was the voting system of the Estates-General unfair?

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The first two estates could outvote the third estate.

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Name three groups that led France during the French Revolution.

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The National Assembly, the legislative assembly, and the committee of public safety.

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Name three things that the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens did.

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All men were equal before the law, guaranteed a fair trial, also given basic freedoms.

43
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What did Marie Antoinette never say that made her famous?

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Let them eat cake.

44
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Which document established The Directory?

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The Constitution of 1795.

45
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What is an emigre?

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Someone who is trying to leave the country; opposite of an immigrant.

46
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Which French group helped to define the U.S. political spectrum of left, right, and center?

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The National Convention.

47
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Who killed Jean Paul Marat in the hopes of ending the executions of so many French citizens?

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Charlotte Corday.

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Why did Napoleon’s Continental system backfire on him?

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His Navy wasn’t as strong as Britain’s.

49
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Name three reasons why the Russians were able to defeat Napoleon’s army.

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The harsh Russian winters, the scorched earth policy, and the long supply lines.

50
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What was one of the main purposes of the Concert of Europe?

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To protect Europe from liberalism.

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