the french revolution Flashcards
before the first french revolution france was?
an absolute monarchy
the ancien regime had what type of society
feudal society
what were the growing tensions that slowly led to the french revolution
economic
rising food prices
social
cultural shift
political
growing tension economic
financial pressure on the french state due to costly overseas wars, especially in America
growing tensions social
changes in the economy brought a new professional class. The french empire was expanding and integrating themselves into the global capitalist economy.
what is the social class which had to a lot of pay taxes yet had a lot of money. They would be the doctors, lawyers, tradesmen
the bourgeoise
growing tensions cultural shift
a new generation of philosophers. called the lumieres were challenging the central ideas
growing tension political
the nobles were starting to reconsider the amount of power the kings should have
what were the limits the king had during the ancien regime?
If he wanted to raise taxes in order to get more money so that the state would no go bankrupt. He would have to call a meeting with the Estate general
who formed the Estate general
1) clergy
2) Nobles
3) everybody else
what did the people who wanted more equality and a democratic system do?
create the national assembly
what were the two starts of the french revolution
the tennis court and the storming of the Bastille
when did the revolution start ?
the 5th may 1789
what happened in the tennis court
the members of the estate general that created the national assembly were locked out of the hall of the palace of versaille
what did the prison of bastille symbolize?
oppression, the monarchy’s dictatorial rule
when was the political system abolished ?
august 4th 1789
what were the revolutionary reforms done by the national assembly 1789
abolition of feudalism,
other privileges of the nobility
declares freedom of religions
freedom of speech
declaration of the rights of Man and the citizens
what happened when the King Louise XVI was not happy about the revolution and there were rumours of him being hostile towards the new reforms
women protested for the price of bread an d everything on october 5-6 1789
when was the King forced to swear his loyalty to the nation
July 30th 1790
what happened on december 1790
King Louis XVI wrote to Prussia
what happened on the 20-21 1791 june
the royal family is caught trying to escape
when does a revolution breaks out in the french colony of Saint Domingue, led by
enslaved people
July 17th 1791 what happened
demostrators invaded the tuileries Palace and the King Louise XVI is forced to wear a red liberty cap and drink to the health of the nation
when was the tuileries Palace stormed and all the kings guards murdered?
august 10
when was King Louise XVI executed?
January 21 1793
who came into power when King Lousie XVI was executed
the radical Jacobins
who were the jacobins
left-wing revolutionaries who aimed to end the reign of King Louis XVI and establish a French republic in which political authority came from the people
what did the jacobins do?
they separated the church and the state
what cause the terror in france?
“The Terror” in France was a period of violence and political repression that occurred during the French Revolution, specifically between 1793 and 1794. It was caused by a combination of factors, including internal conflicts within the revolutionary government, external threats from foreign powers, and economic instability.
At the time, France was engaged in a series of wars with neighboring countries, and there were concerns about the loyalty of some French citizens, particularly those who were seen as being sympathetic to the old aristocracy or foreign powers. In response, the revolutionary government implemented a range of policies aimed at rooting out perceived enemies of the Revolution, including counter-revolutionaries, aristocrats, and other political dissidents.
These policies included the use of summary executions, mass imprisonments, and other forms of political repression. Tens of thousands of people were executed during this period, including King Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette. The Reign of Terror came to an end with the fall of Robespierre and the Jacobins in July 1794.
Overall, the causes of the Terror were complex and multifaceted, with a range of political, social, and economic factors contributing to the violence and repression of the period.
who overthrew the jacobins and executed Maximillian Robespierre
The Thermidorian reaction
when was robespierre executed
july 27 1794
when did the directoire come into power
in 1795 August 22 when a new constitution was adopted by the national convention
when did the directoire fall
on Napoleon coup d’etat on the 9th of november 1799
why was La Marseillaise created?
In 1791 the monarchies in Europe had been conspiring to restore absolute monarchy in France
In August they issue a threat fo war to the revolutionary government in Paris
War breaks our in MId april 1792
on the 25th April the Mayor of strabourg asks a young military engineer, to compose a song to rally the troops.
who created La marseillasie?
claude joseph Rouget
when was it performed by the mayor?
on april 1792
what was the original title name for the marseillaise
le chante de guerra pour l’arme du Rhin
what was the original title name for the marseillaise
le chante de guerre pour l’arme du Rhin
where would the troop sing the song
tuileires palace in paris
when and who did le chante de guerra pour l’arme du Rhin get the nickname of l’hymme des marseillais
30th july 1792 by the people of paris
what was the official status of la marseillais
it became the official song of the republican regime
when was it adopted as the official song
on the declaration of the first french republic on the 22 september 1792
when did la marseillais become the national anthem ?
under the 3rd republic 1879
la marseillasies was writtes as?
a military march
what tempo did la marseillaise have
tempo calle “march serre’ with 120 steps per minute
verse divided in how many parts?
2
what are the themes in la marseillais
egalite
liberte
fraternite
radical change
civilisation against barbary
by who was the song regected by?
radical left and radical right
why did the radial right reject la marseillaise?
it was seen as a celebration of the revolutionary republic. The radical right often advocated for the return to the monarchy
why did the radial left reject la marseillaise?
seen as a celebration of the nationalist bourgeois capitalist order thath emerged from the revolution
when did la marseillaise become accepted
during WWII
what are other versions of la marseillaise?
la marseillaise noire (slavery)
la marseillais des cotillons (radical feminist)
what does la marseillais reflect?
the revolutionary history of france
what does its changing status reflect overtime?
refleacts the changing status of republican politics in france
