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French Revolution
French Revolution Short Answer Questions
Question | Answer |
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When did the French Revolution begin? | 1789 |
How long would the Bourbon House rule for? | From 1589 to 1792, then again from 1814 to 1830 |
How long did Louis the XIV reign for? | From 1643 to 1715 (72 years) |
King Louis XIV would usher in a golden age for art and literature. | True |
How did Louis XIV stop civil wars from starting? | By weakening the nobles |
How old was Louis XV when he took power? | 5 |
How was Louis XV known? | Louis the Beloved |
When did France lose most of its colonial possessions in North America? | 1763 |
What caused France to lose its North American colonial possessions? | The 7 Year War |
Who was the last Bourbon monarch to rule France? | Louis the XVI |
Who was the wife of Louis the XVI? | Marie Antoinette |
When is Bastille Day? | July 14th |
When was the feudal regime declared dead? | August 4th, 1789 |
When would King Louis XVI try to escape in plain clothes? | June 1791 |
Which two kingdoms would declare war on France? | Austria and Prussia (now Germany) |
Clergy members would be forced to swear an oath of loyalty to the church during the terror. | True |
Who would create an agreement with the church to end the dechristianisation of France? | Napoleon |
When was France declared a republic? | September 21st, 1792 |
When would Louis the XVI be executed? | January 21st, 1793 |
When would the French Reign of Terror start? | September 5th, 1793 |
France would conscript 1 million men to fight a 2 front war. | True |
What does bicameral mean? | The government has two houses |
Who would put down the Royalist White Terror movement? | General Napoleon Bonaparte |
What were some things that made the National Convention party unpopular? | Financial crisis, inefficency, and corruption |
When would Napoleon seize power, ending the French Revolution? | November 9th, 1799 |