Reaction to change at home and abroad Flashcards
1
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Why did the King try flee from France
A
He was a ‘prisoner’ in Tuileries
His divine right had been challenged
2
Q
Flight to Varenne
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- 20 June 1791
- Louis and his family attempted to flee to Austrian-Netherlands
- Undermined constitution - Doubts of King’s sincerity
- Deepened political and social divisions
- 290 deputies abstained from voting to suspend King
3
Q
Champ de Mars massacre
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- July 1791
- 6000 people
- Lafayette and National Guards sent to ensure order
- Guards fired directly on crowds
- Killing 50
4
Q
Significance of Champ de Mars
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- Radicals felt ‘massacre’ was a betrayal of the ‘people’ by moderates
- Completed split between former third estate
- Barnarve and Lafayette broke with Jacobins - Set up moderate ‘Feulliant Club’
5
Q
Who issued the Decleration of Pillnitz
A
Frederick-William III of Prussia
6
Q
Decleration of Pillnitz
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- 27th August 1791
- Situation of French King was ‘common interest’ to all nations
- They were ready to use force to restore power
- Added to mistrust of monarchy
- Increased threat posed by Noble emigres - building armies abroad
7
Q
Evidence for noble emigre threat
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By 1791 - 60% of all pre-revolutionary army officers were among noble emigre armies
8
Q
Why were the Girondins strongly in favour of war
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- Claimed a war would be easily won
- Since oppressed subjects of their enemies would welcome French soldiers as ‘men of liberty’
- Robespierre’s Jacobins against war
9
Q
Formal alliance between Austria and Prussia
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- February 1792
- Prussia promised 20,000 men in support of a war against France
10
Q
France declares war on Austria
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20th April 1792
11
Q
Which decree did Louis suspensory veto, due of fear of increasing radicalism
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- 8th June 1792
- Set up federe camp of 20,000 volunteer soldiers
- To expand force of national guard
12
Q
Who were the Jacobins
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- Left wing
- Predominantly deputies and bourgeois - fees were high
- August 1790 - 152 affiliated clubs across France
13
Q
Who were the Cordeliers
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- Left wing
- Claimed to protect citizens rights and keep watch on activities of Assembly
- Minimal entry fee
- Radical democratic and republican ideas
