French Revolution Flashcards
1
Q
What year was the French Revolution?
A
1789
2
Q
What were the ideas of the French revolution?
A
- ‘Liberty, fraternity, equality’
- Anticlericalism
- Reform Catholic ChurchW
3
Q
What were some attitudes to the French Revolution?
A
- Some appalled by violence
- Some support
- People thought the French had caught up to Britian and might establish a constitutional monarchy
4
Q
Who was Edmund Burke
A
- Alarmed by the French Rev
- Wanted to preserve Britain’s constitution and protect Britain from democracy
- Made reflections on the revolution in France (1790’s)
- Key informative in conservative thinking
5
Q
Who was Thomas Paine?
A
- Created Right’s of Man (1791-92)
- Supported the French Rev
- Attacked the traditional political structures of monarchy/ aristocracy
- Inspired Radicals in Britain
6
Q
What did Paine advocate?
A
Universal suffrage, free education, welfare payments
7
Q
What was the appeal/popularity of the Rights of man?
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- People approved of its message
- Wanted change in politics
- Appeals to w/c + m/c
- Ideas spread radical reform
8
Q
Why did Paine’s ideas alarm the government?
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- He stated that the aristocrats should not rule the country
- Supports the violence of France (evoke one in Britain)
9
Q
Why did democracy seem dangerous to the ruling class?
A
Did not want the w/c, l/c to have a say in gvt
- Uneducated people in gvt
10
Q
How many copies of Paine’s Part II were sold?
A
200,000 within a year
