World History - Test 8 (Ch. 18) short answer Flashcards
the year Napoleon met his final defeat
1815
the island where Napoleon died
St. Helena
the July Revolution forced this king to flee to England
Charles X
the new government established by Napoleon
the Consulate
Napoleon established the Continental System to shut off trade to this country
England
the nobility of France made up this Estate
Second
members of this Estate declared themselves as the National Assembly
Third
the radicals who wanted the Revolution to go further were on this “side” of the National Assembly
the Left
one of the first things the National __________ did was execute Louis XVI
Convention
the July Monarchy was the name given to the reign of Louis ________
Philippe
the immediate cause of the Franco-Prussian War was the question who would succeed to this throne
Spanish
what French Calvinists are called
Huguenots
the name given to the massacre of thousands of French Protestants on August 24, 1572
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
the other name given to the Battle of Nations where the combined forces of Europe defeated Napoleon
Battle of Leipzig
he commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar
Lord Nelson
the battle where Napoleon met his final defeat
Battle of Waterloo
the French castle stronghold stormed by the people of Paris in 1789
Bastille
the French version of Parliament that grew weaker during the Hundred Years’ War
Estates-General
the magnificent palace Louis XIV built mainly for French nobility
Versailles
the edict Louis XIV revoked that caused many Protestants to flee France
Edict of Nantes
this radical group wanted to take the French Revolution to the next extreme
Jacobin club
this British commander led the allied troops at Napoleon’s final defeat
Wellington
