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SS Chapter 19
Chapter 19 Test Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deficit spending | spending more money than is taken in |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| abdicate | to give up power |
| bourgeoise | the wealthiest members of the Third Estate |
| nationalism | a feeling of pride in, and intense devotion to one's country |
| blockade | a military tactic through which ports are shut off to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
| plebiscite | ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue |
| annex | to add territory to one's country or empire |
| cahiers de doleances | notebooks of grievances prepare by the Third Estates |
| guerrilla warfare | type of warfare made up of hit and run raids |
| legitimacy | the process of restoring Europe to its pre-French revolution status (rule by monarchs) |
| Clemens von Metternich | Austrian prince who wanted to restore the status quo of 1792 at the Congress of Vienna |
| Napoleon | French emperior who dominated Europe in the early 1800's |
| Maximilien Robespierre | Jacobin revolutionary who led the Reign of Terror |
| Louis XVI | King of France at the start of the revolution |
| Jacques Louis David | leading painter during the French Revolution |
| Third Estate | Bourgeoisie belongs to this social class |
| European rulers | People who denounced the French Revolution because they were afraid that it would spread |
| Robespierre | person who during the Reign of Terror tried to crush all opposition to the revolution |
| Chief goal of the Congress of Vienna | to create lasting peace |
| France's economy | supported by the Third Estate |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen | stated that all men were born free and equal in rights |
| Napoleonic Code | reflected the Enlightenment principles because it guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law |
| Battle of Waterloo | Place where Napoleon was defeated |
| social classes | At the beginning of the French Revolution, France consisted of Three Estates or ____. |
| shortage of bread | The women of France marched on Versailles because of ___. |
| Reign of Terror | The period of bloodshed between 1793 and July 1794 is known as the___. |
| Great Britain | ___ was the only European country that Napoleon was unable to conquer. |