International War

Question 1

Opposition to war

Answer 1

Robespierre - Saw the war a distraction, as France should focus on the enemies within the state

Question 2

Reasons for the war (3)

Answer 2

1) Louis strongly advocated for war, since it would be a win-win for him
2) The Girondins, appointed by Louis were radical and believed war was needed to unite the revolution
3) Many wanted to ‘export’ the revolution

Question 3

Reasons for poor performance (2)

Answer 3

1) 6000 of France’s officer corps deserted
2) Most French soldiers were inexperienced, undertrained and instilled with revolutionary distrust towards their officers

Question 4

Impact of the war on Paris (3)

Answer 4

1) Rumours float that the King is staging a coup. He reinstates the Feuillants (13 June), and Lafayette calls for the suspension of the Jacobins.
2) Marat’s ‘L’ami du Peuple’ and ‘Hebert’s Le Pere Duchesna’ greatly influences opinions
3) Ideological weaponizing of the sans-culottes

Question 5

Adcock - Impact of war

Answer 5

the war was not just a war… but one of the motors driving the revolution inside France to become more radical

Question 6

France declares war on England, Spain and the Dutch Republic

Answer 6

1 February 1793

Question 7

First Levee en Masse for 300,000

Answer 7

24 February 1793

Question 8

Hunt - Impact of the Levee en Masse on the countryside

Answer 8

armed struggle within France was triggered only by the demands of the European war

Question 9

Second Levee en Masse for 800,000

Answer 9

23 August 1793

Question 10

Assignat

Answer 10

By April 1793, the Assignat had fallen 50% in value