Ch.18 - French Revolution & Napoleon

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

• clergy

• nobles

• common people

• kings and queens

Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?

• voting in the Estates General was not fair

• the king had ordered them to do so

• they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror

• they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed

During the reign of terror:

• anyone who was thought to be a traitor was killed

• The Girondists attacked the Jacobins

• Certain ethnic groups were targeted

• The nobles started a bloody civil war

This person claimed it was possible to build a "republic of virtue" He also lead the Reign of Terror

• Napoleon

• Louis XVI

• Marie Antoinette

• Maximilien Robespierre

Which of the following was NOT a domestic reform under Napoleons imperial rule?

• Established public education opportunities & merit-based system of government/military promotion

• Institutes a period of persecution and execution known as the "Reign of Terror"

• Set up a fair and equal tax code that led to a stable economy

• Seized power through a coup'etat and issued the Civil Code

The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?

• There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army

• Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army

• The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army

• The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army

Choose the options that correctly describe what led to the French revolution. (There is more than one answer!)

• Continued war debt caused by the economic support for the American Revolution

• The unfair tax and voting system of the Estates-General.

• the lavish lifestyle of France's monarchs combined with their failure to produce an immediate heir

• Napoleon's coup de'tat and invasion of Russia

• Widespread famine due to failed winter harvests & soaring bread prices

What cause of the French Revolution is represented by this image?

• Weak leadership of the monarchy

• Unequal social class system

• Economic crisis

• Inspiration from the Enlightenment

Who came to power in France at the end of the French Revolution?

• Napoleon

• Louis XIV

• Robespierre

• Louis XVI

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