french revolution Flashcards
name 3main causes of FR
-not enough money(cuz of the frech-indian war)
-low harvest=lack of food
-lawish life of the people
who were the members of 1st,2nd est and how did thwy differ from 3rd?
1-clergy=abbots, bishops
2-nobility=main positions in gov. and military
both of them paid no taxes but 3rd paid and also 3rd didnt have voice in changing laws unlike the 1st,2nd
describe the tennis court oath+its importance on FR
Representative of the third estate were locked out of the hall of my minrors so they had to meet in the indoor gym (tennis court), created the national assembly and proclaimed that they would not stop until they create a new constitution
Deacribe the evebt of burning down the bastille and explain the importance for french revolution
parisians found out that the king send troops so they were angry so people attacked bastille not to free prisoner but to gain weapons, spread of great fear followed
Explain how the revolution changed(or didnt) the situation and importance of burgeoise, peasants(wealth, social status, rights)
P-gained more rights and fairness cuz taxes were payed by property+slavery was illegal
B-had to pay taxes based on their property+they became more equal w others(lost a bit of power)
what is the holy alliance
alliance of 3countries(russia,prussia,austria), they agreed in the congress of vienna to help each other if needed(in revolutions,wars) to maintain the peace
what is the scorched-earth policy
military strategy that by alexander1, burn down the land where the enemy is
who were girondines
conservatives=right wing, in france they wanted to stop the revolution
who were jacobins
radicals-left wing, they wanted the rev. to continue,more democrat. and equal
what was the continental blockade
some countries in eu under french control couldnt trade with GB cuz it was bannes country
explain how the battle of iberian war and the battle of trafalgar influenced napoleons military plan
BT-he lost but he created Con. B.=countries cant trade with the blocked country, later after breaking this rule caused wars with a lot of countries
BI- napol. suceed in replacing the spanish king with his brother but france got graduallx exhausted by the war cuz he had to sent to spain 300000 troops
name 3positives and 3negatives of napoleons reign(how this reign was limiting for the country)
-his code only talks about men rights,not women “wives can only own a property with her husbands consent in writting”
-his frequent wars caused widespread destruction and loss of life in europe
-censure he came up with controlled what people could read,watch or see
+better network of roads
+he improved education like important subjects(math, science) in secondary schools
+napoleons code simplified laws and influenced legal system around the world
name and explain 3 main aims of the congress of vienna
-restore stability in europe after napoleons wars/leadership
-create long-term peace
-changing the borders in europe
-bring back the royal fams
discribe the position/importance and aims of france and russia at the congress
R-biggest country that defeated napoleon and he couldnt revive his loss
F- wanted to coorporate w other countries and Talleyrand had to make sure france had a voice in the big decisions
was the revolutionary goal of establishing liberty in society reached?
yes as the classes got more equal, had to pay taxes based on their property, parents were given powers over their children, everyone could own a land