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World History Test
Ch. 7 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What happened on July 14, Bastille day? | mob storming a prison looking for gunpowder, killed guards, and put their heads on pipes |
| List the 3 stated “slogans of the Revolution” | liberty, equality, fraternity(brotherhood) |
| Explain the “Declaration of the Rights of Man” | men are born and remain free and equal in rights |
| Explain the tax system in France before the French Revolution | inequality; the third estate paid all taxes for the first and second estate |
| How did the bourgeoisie differ from the rest of the Third Estate? | The bourgeoisie most strongly embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment |
| What happened when King Louis called the meeting of the Estates general? | conflict over the number of votes |
| Who was safe from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror? | No one |
| Which group most strongly embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment? | bourgeoisie |
| What group forced Robespierre from power and eventually executed him? | his fellow revolutionaries |
| Which group imposed the Reign of Terror? | the Committee of Public Safety |
| Why did the National Assembly lose the support of the majority of French peasants? | because it took away the Catholic Church’s lands and independence |
| What issue led to the first meeting of the estates general in 175 years? | proposed tax of second estate |
| List Napoleons accomplishments. | tax system, made Lycees, Napoleonic Code (national banking system), merit based government |
| How did Admiral Nelson win the battle of Trafalgar? | used unconventional tactics, divided ships into smaller groups, destroyed smaller groups |
| What is a plebiscite? | vote of the people |
| What were Lycees? | public schools |
| What title did Napoleon take when he crowned himself? | Emperor of France |
| What was the concordat? | peace treaty between Napoleon and the pope |
| Describe Napoleon’s 100 Days | escapes Elba, raises an army, loses at Waterloo |
| Which of Napoleon’s actions caused the “greatest human loss?" | invasion of Russia |
| What battle ended Napoleon’s plans to invade Britain? | Battle of Trafalgar |
| What system caused Britain to form its own blockade? | Continental system |
| How did Alexander I and the Russians defeat Napoleon? | scorched earth policy |
| What one trait did Napoleon NOT possess? | humility |
| Why did Napoleon attack Portugal? | to enforce the Continental System |
| List the Goals of the Congress of Vienna | restore balance of power, restore legitimate monarchies, contain France |
| Who was the most influential member at the Congress of Vienna? | Klemens von Metternich |
| Explain von Metternich’s beliefs about government. | Metternich did NOT believe in democracy |
| Why and where did Nationalism grow after the Revolution and the Congress of Vienna? | South America/Latin America because ideas spread |
| Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana territory? | to fight wars in Europe |
| In what countries were the monarchies restored after the Congress of Vienna? | Spain |
| Who wanted to create a republic of virtue through the Reign of Terror? | Robespierre |
| What revolutionary writer was stabbed by another revolutionary? | Marat |
| What execution device was invented for humane goals, but used in contradiction of them? | guillotine |
| What is the assembly of representatives from all three estates? | Estates General |
| Which estate is made up of clergy of Roman Catholic Church? | First Estate |
| Which estate is made up of rich nobles and held the highest offices in government? | Second Estate |
| Which estate includes bourgeoisie, urban lower class, and peasant farmers? | Third Estate |
| What is the social and political system of France where the people of France were divided into three large social classes, or estates? | Old Regime |
| What is made up of the Third Estate delegates that passed laws and reforms in the name of the French people? | National Assembly |
| Who are the middle class made up of bankers, factory owners, merchants, professionals, and skilled artisans? Well educated and believed strongly in enlightened ideals of liberty and equality. | Bourgeoisie |
| When Third Estate delegates broke down a door to an indoor tennis court, pledging to stay until they had drawn up a new constitution? | Tennis Court Oath |
| What is the wave of panic that rolled through France when peasants became outlaws and broke into nobles houses and destroyed the legal papers that bound them to feudal dues and forced the kind and out of the palace? | Great Fear |
| What is the legislative body created by a limited constitutional monarchy that had the power to create laws and to approve or reject declaration of war, but king still held the executive power to enforce laws? | Legislative assembly |
| Who fled France in hope to undo the Revolution and restore the Old Regime? | Émigrés |
| Who were called “those without knee branches” and were Parisian workers and small shopkeepers that wanted the Revolution to bring even greater changes to France? | Sans-culottes |
| Who are the people that want to radically change government? | Left-wing |
| Who are the people who want few to no changes in government? | Right-wing |
| What was execution device used to behead humans? | Guillotine |
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