Y8 French Revolution and Votes for Women Flashcards
Who was King Louis XVI?
King of France
Why was King Louis XVI’s wife, Marie Antoinette, so unpopular?
Austrian, very young, lavish parties
Name two causes of the French Revolution.
High taxes, King ignored educated business owners, King and Queen spent money on lavish parties, food shortages and high bread prices due to a bad grain harvest, King Louis was weak, American Revolution inspired the French.
What is a guillotine?
A machine with a blade used to execute people who supported the king.
How did France become a republic in 1793?
King and Queen were executed and not replaced.
What was the ‘Terror’ in France 1792-94?
New republican government in France executed thousands of the King’s supporters.
Why did the French ask General Napoleon to take over in 1799?
The attacks on suspected traitors got out of hand. The French government invited General Napoleon to take control of the government and stop the executions. Napoloen ruled France from 1799-1815.
What was a Suffragist?
These were people who campaigned through speeches, articles and petitions to convince the government to give women the vote. Their first petition to government was in 1866 and they became an official movement in 1897.
What was a Suffragette?
By 1903, some women were frustrated by the lack of success using peaceful protest. Instead, they used violence such as protests, sneaking into Parliament, attacking MPs or the police and setting fire to letter boxes, hunger strikes or the famous Emily Davison attempt to disrupt the king’s horse in 1913 to raise awareness of votes for women.
Who were the WSPU?
Women’s Social and Political Union started by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters. They recruited and persuaded working and upper class women to push for votes for women.
When did all women get the vote in Britain?
1928
