French Revolutions Of 1830 & 1848 Quiz

Question 1

Class warfare between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat that engulfed Paris during the days of the 2 Republic.

Answer 1

Bloody June Days

Question 2

Name used to describe small shopkeepers and lesser middle class in France.

Answer 2

Petite bourgeoisie

Question 3

French king when forced to flee to England in 1830 when he tried to restore pre-revolutionary monarchical power.

Answer 3

Charles X

Question 4

Finance minister who told the people to “get rich” if they wanted to vote and influence the French government. His careless and callous remark set in motion the events that led to the 1848 revolution.

Answer 4

Guizot

Question 5

This mans name had the political cache that allowed him to win a landslide victory and become the first president of the 2 French Republic

Answer 5

Louis Nepoleon

Question 6

This Utopian Socialist was a member of the Provisional government that instituted the National Workshops.

Answer 6

Louis Blanc

Question 7

This ultra-royalist and reactionary was appointed by Charles X to increase the power of the monarchy, nobility, and church.

Answer 7

Prince of Polignac

Question 8

This manger of the Orleans family was chosen to be the constitutional monarch after the abdication of Charles X

Answer 8

Louis Phillipe

Question 9

This document was designed to restore the monarchy to power by dissolving the Chamber of Deputies, reducing the electorate, and imposing censorship. The barricades went up.

Answer 9

July Ordinance

Question 10

This monarch ruled after Napoleon’s exile and had shared power with the Chamber of Deputies.

Answer 10

Louis XVIII