The French Revolution

Before the French Revolution, the people of

France were divided into three estates based

mainly on their

• education level

• social class

• geographic region

• religious beliefs

The American and French Revolutions were

turning points in global history because the

results of these revolutions

• led to the abolition of slavery

• inspired other peoples seeking democracy

  and independence

• marked the end of European influence in the

  Western Hemisphere

• demonstrated the need for strong international

  peacekeeping organizations

Which factors protected Russia from control by Napoleon’s army?

• religious and cultural similarities

• industrialization and modernization

• geographic size and location

• political and economic instability

A major goal of the Congress of Vienna was to

• establish democratic governments in all

  European nations

• maintain a balance of power in Europe

• return Napoleon Bonaparte to power

• create independent governments for Austria

  and Hungary

The French people supported Napoleon

Bonaparte because they hoped he would

• adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation

• restore Louis XVI to power

• provide stability for the nation

• end British control of France

Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

• monarchy

• clergy

• nobles

• commoners

Which statement is best supported by information found in this chart?

• Clergy were spared from the Reign of Terror.

• The Reign of Terror affected all classes equally.

• The Reign of Terror crossed social and economic boundaries.

• Peasants were the most frequent victims of the Reign of Terror.

“During the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work . . . . Every aristocrat was a traitor . . . . For two hundred years now the people had sweated, and toiled, and starved to keep a lustful court in lavish extravagance; now the descendants of those who had helped to make these courts brilliant had to hide for their lives.”

Which event is referred to in this passage?

• French Revolution

• Sepoy Mutiny

• Protestant Reformation

• Mexican Revolution

Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution?

• ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte

• nationalization of the Church

• outrage over the use of the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety

• demand of the Third Estate for more political Power

What was one effect of the French Revolution?

• Differences between ethnic groups were eliminated.

• Communism became popular.

• Militarism was discouraged.

• Nationalistic feelings were stimulated.