French Revolution Key Events and Figures

French Revolution Key Events and Figures

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Interactive Video

History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ethan Morris

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The video covers the turbulent period of the French Revolution, starting with the Women's March in 1789 and the subsequent rise of radical ideas. It discusses the failed escape of the royals, the Champ-de-Mars Massacre, and the Declaration of Pillnitz. The narrative moves to the war with Austria and Prussia, the establishment of the French Republic, and the Reign of Terror led by Robespierre. The video concludes with the Thermidorian Reaction and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event in 1789 led to the royals being forced to move to Paris?

The Storming of the Bastille

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

The Tennis Court Oath

The Women's March

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the Champ-de-Mars Massacre?

The royals fled to Austria

50 people died

A new constitution was drafted

The king was overthrown

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason for the financial crisis in France during the Revolution?

The king's lavish lifestyle

Excessive spending by the nobility

War with Britain

A severe famine

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did France declare war on Austria in 1792?

To support the Austrian monarchy

To distract from internal problems

To gain control of Austrian territories

To form an alliance with Prussia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Brunswick Manifesto?

It ended the French Revolution

It declared war on Britain

It promised to restore the French king

It established a new French constitution

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Levee en Masse?

A peace treaty with Austria

A draft for the French army

A new tax on the nobility

A revolutionary slogan

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

Maximilien Robespierre

Marie-Antoinette

Napoleon Bonaparte

Louis XVI

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