Module 5

Question 1

tThe political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution

Answer 1

Old Regime

Question 2

one of the three social classes in France before the French Revolution
First estate- Clergy
Second estate- Nobility
Third estate- the rest of the population

Answer 2

estate

Question 3

King of France from 1774 to 1792; his unpopular help trigger the french revolution. deposed by the National Convention, he was executed by guillotine

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Louis XVI

Question 4

(1755-1893) Queen of France , wife of Louis XVI, she was queen during the french revolution and very disliked. she was found guilty and guillotine

Answer 4

Marie Antoinette

Question 5

an assembly of representatives from all three estates, or social classes in France

Answer 5

Estates General

Question 6

A french congress established by representatives of the third estate on June 17, 1789 , to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people

Answer 6

National assembly

Question 7

A pledge made by the members of France’s National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution

Answer 7

Tennis Court Oath

Question 8

A wave of senseless panic that spread through the French countryside after the storming of the Bastille in 1789

Answer 8

Great Fear

Question 9

A french Congress with the power to create laws and approve declarations of war; established by the Constitution of 1791

Answer 9

Legislative Assembly

Question 10

A person who leaves their Native country for political reasons, like the nobles who fled France during the peasants uprising of the French Revolution

Answer 10

emigre

Question 11

In the French Revolution , a Radical group made up of Parisian wage-earners and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government , lower prices, and an end to food shortages

Answer 11

sans-culotte

Question 12

member of a radical political organization during the French Revolution

Answer 12

Jacobin

Question 13

A machine for beheading people, it was used as a means for execution

Answer 13

guillotine

Question 14

(1758-1794) Leading figure of the French Revolution; he was known for his intense dedication to the Revolution. He became increasingly radical and led the National Convention during its most bloodthirsty time.

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Maximilien Robespierre

Question 15

The period from mid-1793 to mid -1794 , when Maximilien Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed

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Reign of Terror

Question 16

General; Emperor of France; he seized power in a coup de tat in 1799; he led french armies in conquering much of Europe, placing his relatives in positions of power . Defeated at the battle of Waterloo, he was exiled on the island of Elba

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 17

a sudden seizure of political power in a nation

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coup de tat

Question 18

a direct vote in which a country’s people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal

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plebiscite

Question 19

A government-run public school in France

Answer 19

lycee

Question 20

a formal agreement especially one between the pope and a government, dealing with control of Church affairs

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concordat

Question 21

A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon

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Napoleonic Code

Question 22

an 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson

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Battle of Trafalgar

Question 23

the use of troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering or leaving a city or region

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blockade

Question 24

Napoleon’s policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe , intended to destroy Great Britain’s economy

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Continental System

Question 25

a member of a loosely organized fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops occupying his or her country

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guerrilla

Question 26

A conflict, lasting from 1808 to 1813, in which Spanish rebels with the aid of British forces , fought to drive Napoleon’s French troops out of Spain

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Peninsular War

Question 27

the practice of burning crops and killing livestock during wartime so that the enemy cannot live off of the land

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scorched earth policy

Question 28

The brief period during 1815 when Napoleon made his last bid for power, deposing the French king and again becoming emperor of France

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Hundred Days

Question 29

A series of meetings in 1814-1815, during which the European leaders sought to establish long-lasting peace and security after the defeat of Napoleon

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Congress of Vienna

Question 30

Austrian statesman and diplomat ; he was the Austrian representative at the Congress of Vienna

Answer 30

Klemens von Metternich

Question 31

A political situation in which no one nation is powerful enough to pose a threat to others

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balance of power

Question 32

the hereditary right or a monarch to rule

Answer 32

legitimacy

Question 33

a league of European nations formed by the leaders of Russia, Austria, and Prussia after the Congress of Vienna

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Holy Alliance

Question 34

a series of alliances among European nations in the 19th century, devised by Prince Klemens von Metternich to prevent the outbreak of revolutions

Answer 34

Concert of Europe