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French Rev Test
Question | Answer |
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Which countries were able to remain outside Napoleon's European empire? | Britain, Russia |
The economic crisis in France was caused by 3 things, what were they? | bad harvests, deficit spending, and costly wars. |
One of the main leaders in the Reign of Terror | Robespierre |
The old order in which France was divided into three social classes called? | ancien regime |
Why was a section of the French Revolution called the Rein of Terror? | 17,000 got their heads chopped off |
What war tactic helped the Russians defeated Napoleon? | Scorched earth policy |
War tactic involving hit-and-runs raids | Guerrilla warfare |
What is the term used to describe the French middle class? | bourgeoisie |
What was the method for carrying out the execution of over 17,000 people during the Reign of Terror? | Guillotine |
This person was executed for demanding equal rights for French Women | Olympe de Gouges |
A popular vote by ballot | Plebiscite |
A notebook listing grievances | cahier |
The right to vote | suffrage |
Pride in ones country | Nationalism |
A popular military hero during the French Revolution | Napoleon |
When the new National Convention met in 1792, what form of government did the radicals create? | a Republic |
The term for social class in France | estates |
To incorporate into an empire | to annex |
Which group made up the vast majority of French society in the 1780s? | The Third Estate |
When the peasants of the third Estate stormed the Bastille what were they looking for? | weapons |
The economic crisis in France was caused by 3 things, what were they? | Bad harvests, deficit spending, and costly wars |
Why was a section of the French Revolution called the Rein of Terror? | 17,000 got their heads chopped off |
What is the definition of a crisis? | A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger |
What is the definition of a famine? | A shortage. |
What is the definition of a Extravagance? | A lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources. |