World History Test 12

What event first set in motion the French Revolution?

• When Napoleon first attacked Britain

• When the king called the Estates General together to meet

• When the Tennis Court Oath was taken

• When the Directory was replaced by the Consulate

What began to inspire some of the French people to demand equality and liberty?

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

• Magna Carta

• Reformation

Why did the kings of Europe oppose the French Revolution?

• They didn’t want the French people becoming free and independent like America

• They were worried that revolution would upset the economy of Europe

• They feared that revolution may spread to their own country

• They thought liberty would make France stronger

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What was created to manage the new government in France but became an instrument to seek and destroy opponents of the Revolution?

• National Assembly

• Consulate

• Directory

• Committee of Public Safety

How did Napoleon first gain popularity?

• As a chef

• Through wealth

• With military success

• In politics

Which country gained its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832?

• Greece

• Austria

• Poland

• Hungary

What is the definition of partition?

• To unify several part

• To create an alliance

• To increase in size and strength

• To divide into sections

Napoleon's invasion of this country in 1812 proved to be a disastrous defeat.

• Prussia

• Austria

• Denmark

• Russia

What war was started to give the German states a common enemy and thereby unify the country?

• French Revolution

• Franco-Prussian War

• Revolutionary War

• WWII