The French Revolution: A Turning Point in History

What was one of the primary causes of the French Revolution?

• Financial crisis in France

• Industrial Revolution

• Discovery of America

• Invention of the steam engine

Which event became a symbol of the French Revolution?

• Storming of the Bastille

• Signing of the Magna Carta

• Battle of Waterloo

• American Declaration of Independence

In what year was the French monarchy abolished?

• 1791

• 1789

• 1793

• 1799

Who seized power in France in 1799, marking the end of the revolutionary period?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Louis XVI

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Marie Antoinette

What principles were established by the French Revolution?

• Liberty, equality, and fraternity

• Monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy

• Capitalism, socialism, and communism

• Peace, love, and understanding