WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 21 LESSON 2

WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 22 LESSON 2

Radical Revolution and Reaction

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How does revolution change society?

Multiple Choice

What was the National Convention's first major step?

• A.to give land over to the peasants

• B.to execute the king

• C.to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic

• D.to create a constitutional monarchy

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the special committee put in charge of crises during the French Revolution?

• A.the National Convention

• B.the sans-culottes

• C.the Republic of Virtue

• D.the Committee of Public Safety

Multiple Choice

The Committee of Public Safety took control of the government and adopted policies that came to be known as

• A.a military dictatorship.

• B.the Reign of Terror.

• C.the Directory.

• D.the Republic of Virtue.

Multiple Choice

How did the Reign of Terror finally end?

• A.The corruption in France ended, so there was no more need for the Terror to exist.

• B.Foreign armies took control of those causing the Terror.

• C.Robespierre was executed and the Jacobins lost power.

• D.The peasants overpowered the king and ended the revolution.

Open Ended

How does revolution change society?