Test 9 ap Flashcards
rance government
absolute monarchy
french military
1 military power in europe
french economics
wealthiest country in europe, but government dealt with dept due to war and luxury spending
french culture
Paris= cultureal center of europe. Pleasure-related seeking
french religon
catholic but didnt follow popes orders
4 long term causes of french revolution
- against privleges of 1st 2 esates
- Bad economy
- Enlightenment ideas
- Weak leadership from Louis XVI
Frances estate system?
1st estate: Church, 1% of population, 10% of land, no taxation
2nd estate: Nobility 2% of poopulation 20-30% of land, no taxation
3rd estate: 97% of populatoin, paid all taxes :(
who paid taxes?
3rd estate. aka: 97%
bourgeoisie importance?
(part of 3rd estate) started revolution. Well educated, supported enlightenmnet ideas, modern thinkers. Middle class often starts revolutions.
what was part of 3rd estate (hint: b-word)
bourgeoisie
government during FR
V unstable. Changed 67 times with different forms of monarchy all the way to different types of republic
dechristianization in FR?
an attack on catholic church that reached peak during reign of terror. the government took its land to pay off debt, and made many severe changes
how did governmnets across europe react other FR
they feared that revolution would sprea. Most major european powers would go to war againts france.
how was franec able to fight the rest of europe?
they made citizen army based on conscription. THis was the first all-out draft in modern times.
significance of reign of terror in FR
led ny head of “COPS” (Robespierre) they wanted to unish against revolution, sepcificaly members of nobility. However violence spiraled out of control, and many died.
Napoleans 4 big mistakes
1) Battle of Trafalgar: Defeated by British, could no longer invade Britain
2) Continental system: French tried to forbid trade to britain, but backfired by corruption and britain blockading France
3) Peninsular War: France invaded spain and tried to punish portugal, but lead to 5-year conflict w/ spain.
4) Invasion of Russia: 95% of the french troops would die in freexing weather in a rejected atempt to conquer russia.
Napolean viewed in history?
both admired and resented. MAde laws that reflectied FR goals, but also power hungry resulting in loosing war.
What happened to france after FR/napoleonic wars?
Short term: monarchy resotred throughout europe.
Long term: future europenan movements uinfluenced by revolution. France eventually becomes republic in 1870’s
At the congress of vienne, what was the concept of europe and holy alliance about?
- leaders wanted a balance of power to scure peace in europe. France got OG land borders back.
Holy alliance was set up to stamp out any future revolution activity across europe.
what group started latin american incdepenced revolutions? (early 1800)
the creoles. Many enlightenment educated, had lots of wealth, and were jealous/disgusted by peninsulares.
easy/difficult for indpence struggly in central and south america
these wars wer logner and more brutal.
