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world history ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| proposed taxing nobles and clergy | Jaques Necker |
| notebook listing grievances | cahier |
| name for the old order of French society | ancien regime |
| term for a social class in France | estate |
| middle class in France | bourgeoisie |
| many saw the Bastille as a symbol of _____ | tyranny |
| the third estate | the largest of the estates |
| the economic crisis in France was caused by | bad harvests, deficit spending, and costly wars |
| what effect did the national debt have on France? | it helped to worsen the economic crisis |
| what happened after the Tennis Court Oath? | Royal troops gathered around Paris |
| role model for moderates | Marquis de Lafayette |
| the radicals in Legislative Assembly | Jacobins |
| fanned flames of opposition to the french revolution aboard | emigres |
| a variety of ___ with differing views competed for power in revolutionary Paris | Factions |
| government that the Constitution of 1791 set up | a limited monarchy |
| how did european monarchs and nobles feel about the French Revolution? | They opposed it because it because they feared revolution would spread |
| How did the National Assembly hope to pay off the national debt? | by selling Church lands |
| How were sans-culottes different from Jacobins? | They were working class; Jacobins were middle class |
| pride in one's country | nationalism |
| a word meaning "not religious" | secular |
| became leader of the Committee of Public Safety | Robespierre |
| the right to vote | suffrage |
| a popular military hero | Napoleon |
| Why did the revolutionaries want to abolish the monarchy? | they wanted to establish the French Republic |
| What was the goal of the mass levy of early 1793? | to raise money for the war effort |
| to deal with threats to France, the Convention created ____ | The Committee of Public Safety |
| One way the government tried to de-Christianize France was to ____ | create a secular calendar |
| took place in revolutionary France | nationalism replaced loyalty to rulers |
| popular vote by ballot | plebiscite |
| incorporate into an empire | annex |
| scorched-earth policy | military tactic on which soldiers destroy everything |
| step down from power | abdicate |
| which of the following helped Napoleon rise to power | his military successes |
| The Napoleonic Code | reform of the nation's legal system |
| Napoleon was unable to conquer _____ | Britain |
| a disastrous attempt to invade which country was the beginning of Napoleon's downfall? | Russia |
| the chief goals of the Congress of Vienna were to... | preserve peace through a balance of power & restore monarchies |