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The French Revolution

The French Revolution

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The French Revolution

And the Napoleonic Wars

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Causes of the French Revolution

  • The "Ancien Régime" (political and social system).

  • The ideological contributions made by the Enlightenment thinkers.

  • There was a total mismanagement of public finances and enormous expenses of the court of Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoniette.

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Multiple Choice

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The Ancien Régime was conformed by three estates who were...

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King, clergy and nobles

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Nobles, clergy and commoners

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Bourgeosie, king and clergy

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Clergy, nobles and king

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Multiple Choice

Who belonged to the First Estate?

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Nobles

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Clergy

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Commoners

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Multiple Choice

The Second Estate was composed of...

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Clergy

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Commoners

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Nobles

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Multiple Choice

All of the following are members of the third estate EXCEPT:

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Peasants

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Workers

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Bourgeoisie

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Nobles

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Periods of the French Revolutions

  • 1789: Meeting of the Estates-General

  • 1789 - 1792: The Assembly

  • 1792 - 1795: The National Convention

  • 1795 - 1799: The French Directory

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1789: Meeting of the Estates-General

The commoners insisted on a one-man-one-vote policy and the forming of a joint session in which all levels would meet, but the other estates (clergy and nobles) rejected their ideas.


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Multiple Choice

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Given the refusal, the representatives of the commoner state formed a "National..."

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Assembly

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Guard

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Army

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Multiple Choice

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The French Revolution began with...

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The Hundred Years' War

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The storming of the Bastille

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The Waterloo War

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The dead of Louis XVI

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Multiple Choice

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The storming of the Bastille began on...

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June 14th

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June 4th

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July 4th

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July 14th

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1789 - 1792: The Assembly

The most significant was created because it proclaimed individuals freedoms of speech, expression and thought, as well as the right to property and the resistance to oppression.

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Multiple Choice

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What was the name of that document?

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The Constitution of the Assembly

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The Treaty of Paris

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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The Great Constitution of the Enlightenment

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1792 - 1795: The National Convention

Characterized by a clash between the Girondins (grand bourgeoisie) and the Jacobins (petite bourgeoisie), the ladder had Maximilien Robespierre as their leader.

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Multiple Choice

This period is also known as the "Reign of..."

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Glory

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Terror

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Fear

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Joy

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1795 - 1799: The French Directory

France defended itself from European countries who saw the revolution as a threat.

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Multiple Choice

How many coalitions did Napoleon Bonaparte face?

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5

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7

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9

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Open Ended

Which countries fought against Napoleon Bonaparte?

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These were the main countries who fought against Napoleon:

England, Austria, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Italy, Germany

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Multiple Choice

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During the 3rd coalition (1805), the English faced and defeated France in a maritime war. This event is called as the "Battle of..."

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Nations

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Waterloo

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Trafalgar

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Amiens

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1810 - 1812

The French Empire had reached its greatest extension.

Napoleon married to Marie-Louise an Austrian Archduchess to ensure a stable alliance with Austria.


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During the 6th coalition...

  • The allies faced Napoleon and the "Great Retreat" began.

  • At the "Battle of Nations" the French were finally defeated.

  • The allies entered to Paris and Napoleon was forced to abdicate in 1814

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Multiple Choice

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Also, a congress began to maintain orden in Europe, which it was known as...

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the Congress of Vienna

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the Congress of Versailles

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the Congress of Trafalgar

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the Congress of Allies

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Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba and Louis XVIII became the monarch of France

but...

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Multiple Choice

Napoleon reigned again in France for...

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50 days

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100 days

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1 day

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1 year

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The period of the Hundred Days began and the allies faced him once again

(Yes, he reigned for only 100 hundred days)

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Napoleon was finally defeated at the...

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Battle of Ulm

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Battle of Leipzig

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Battle of Trafalgar

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Battle of Waterloo

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