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| what are the 4 main causes of the french revolution? |
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| inadequate leadership, financial crisis, economic crisis, social crisis |
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| who was the king during the french revolution and who was he married to? |
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King Louis XVI
married to - Marie Antoinette |
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| what were the main reasons for financial crisis during the french revolution? |
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| 20 billion dollars in debt, nobles weren't taxed, and took most of the money as well as kinds and the cost of war |
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| what was the main reason for economic crisis during the french revolution? |
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| stagflation - large numbers of frustrated unemployed people |
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| what were the main reasons for social crisis during the french revolution? |
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| cures(parish priests) noticed divide in clergymen...nobles wanted power but didn't want to pay taxes... laissez faire, upset opressed peasants |
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| upper bourgeoisie vs. lower bourgeoisie |
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upper - believed in laissez faire
lower - more gov. interaction for less inflation |
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| peasants during the french revolution |
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| some were wealthier than others and upset by being oppressed by noblemen |
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| dates of the two worst harvests of the century |
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| charters - listed various obligations that peasants owed to locals, held by the nobles and used when needed/wanted |
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| outlaws hired by nobles that destroy peasant crops/homes (total rumor) |
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| Estates General vs. Tennis Court vote |
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Estates General - where the three estates voted
Tennis Court vote - where the 3rd estate held a vote since they were locked out of the Estates General |
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| what were the three estates in the estates system? |
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| clergy, nobles and everyone else (mainly peasants) |
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| peasants uproaring from fear and attacking nobles homes and destroying the terriers |
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| Why was there a storming of the Bastille and what did it lead to? |
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it held political prisoners (tyranny)
14th of July 1789 became their "Independence Day" |
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| What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen? |
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| issued by-national assembly-it gave equal application of law in France for everyone, freedom of speech and assembly, rights of life, property and resistance to tyranny, sovereignty vested in the people |
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| what is constitutional monarchy? |
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| shop keepers/lower class - demanded the royal family be arrested (without britches), they carried around pikes and were feared because of their violent ways |
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| he was guillotined "blade of liberty" |
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| who were the most radical group of the radicals and who was their leader? |
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mountain
robespierre "the incorruptible" |
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| who was part of the national convention? |
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| girondins, jacobins, and sansculottes |
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| moderates, first favored constitutional monarchy, republican |
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| radicals/extremists (blood thirsty) took over in 1793 |
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| where did civil war happen? and who was a part of it first and then who later joined? |
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Vendee (western France)
prussia and austria and then russia and britain |
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| what were the four economic problems associated with the war? |
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| mobilized population(drafted young men), price control(put roof on prices), strengthened 12 man committee of public safety and terror (guillotine) |
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| what is the reign of terror? |
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| 1200 out of 2600 killed by guillotine |
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| what was the national directory known for and who overthrew it? |
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corruption
napoleon bonaparte in 1799 |
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| consul (Napoleon) 5 things |
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| crowned self emperor, made peace with catholic church, napoleonic code, modern elements (manipulation of press), military ability |
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| France vs. __, __, __, __, |
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| britain, austrian empire, prussia, russian empire |
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| british defeated by the french at __ |
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| defeated austrian empire at |
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| friedland and alexander I made peace with napoleon but didnt get along |
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| went into exile for 11 months, came back and claimed to be a less violent ruler |
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| ___ defeated Napoleon at ___ |
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| after the battle of waterloo Napoleon was sent to__ |
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| St. Helena where he died in 1821 |
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| the 5 main effects of the revolutioon and napoleonic wars |
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| introduced new political ideas, mass-based politcs, backlash, chronic political instability, introduction to spectral view of politics |
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| 4 new political ideas after the revolution |
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| rights (for citizens) by constitutionalism, republicanism: gov't with no king, popular sovereignty: ultimately the people rule, nationalism |
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| mass-based politics after the revolution |
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| lower classes now demanding roles and would intimidate to get a say |
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| chronic political instability after the revolution |
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| constant change and fighting between the followers, became the homeland of revoluton |
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wrote - on liberty
classic liberal, stressed there will always be stress but laws will aid in separation |
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| (1st half of 19th century) antistate and government, influenced by laissez faire |
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| favors law and order (big gov) and military, represented upper class |
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| middle class but influenced early conservatism |
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| influenced early liberalism, french noble |
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| greatest radical of 19th century, helped working class/craftsmen |
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| alex I: russia, austria, prussia - to prevent revolutions |
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