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Chapter 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Select one of the causes you listed and explain how it contributed to the French Revolution. | Rising Debt, new taxes, weak leadership, citizens feeling that they weren't represented by the government/were losing rights, rand the rise in bread prices, which weighed heavily on the poor. |
| Why did some members of the first and second Estates joined the National Assembly and worked to reform the government? | Because like the third estate, these people also wanted change in the government and to abolish the estates completely and have everyone be treated fair and equal. |
| Do you think that changes in the French government were inevitable? Explain. | Yes, if they had a better ruler that was more prepared to take over and if that ruler cared and listened to his people, things could have change. People would not go to the extreme of killing each other over a piece of bread. |
| How did Napoleon become a hero in France? | The National Convention told a young Napoleon to defend the delegates. Napoleon greeted thousands of royalists with a cannonade and within minutes, attackers fled the field in panic and confusion. He was known as the hero of the hour. |
| Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? | One of the greatest military leaders. |
| Why was Napoleon's delay of the retreat from Moscow such a great blunder? | He had decided to stay longer during the winter months, the weather was extremely harsh and he and his army were not prepared. |
| How did Great Britain combat Napoleon's naval blockade? | Great Britain responded with their own set of blockades and still ignored Napoleon's blockade's and smuggled goods into France anyway. |
| What factors led to Robespierre becoming a dictator? | The factors were war, economic problems, debt and high taxes, struggling political factions, and Robespierre's strong personality. |
| How did the reign of terror come to an end? | Fearing for their safety, leaders, turned on Robespierre. |
| What did the divisions in the Legislative Assembly say about the differences in French Society? | The political changes did not wipe out the deep divisions of the Old Regime. |
| How were the storming of the Bastille and the women´s march on Versailles similar? how were they different? | They were both worried that they would be terrorized. During the storming of the Bastille, people were massacring guards. During the attack on Versailles, the people were mainly after the king and queen, however they killed anyone in their way. |
| Do you think that changes in the French government were inevitable? Explain. | Yes, if they had a better ruler that was more prepared to take over and if that ruler cared and listened to his people, things could have change. People would not go to the extreme of killing each other over a piece of bread. |
| Why do you think some members of the first and second Estates joined the National Assembly and worked to reform the government? | Because like the third estate, these people also wanted change in the government and to abolish the estates completely and have everyone be treated fair and equal. |
| Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime? | The members of the Third Estate had little political power |
| How did Louis XVI´s weak leadership contribute to the growing crisis in France? | Louis XVI let political problems and mounting debt get really bad for his country. |
| How did the purpose of the meeting of the Estate-General in the 1789 change? | It changed from a debate on new taxes to an effort to reform the entire political system of France. |
| What did Napoleon consider his greatest triumph in domestic policy? | His Napoleonic Code. |
| Which aging empires suffered from the forces of nationalism? | The Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires. |
| Why did the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires face such great challenges to their control of land? | Control of land and ethnic groups moved back and forth between these empires, depending on victories or defeats in war and on royal marriages |
| Many liberals wanted government by elected parliaments. How was Bismarck's approach to achieving his goals different? | He would create "incidents" that he knew would ultimately lead to achieving his goal. |
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