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Enlightenment and French Revolution and Napoleonic War
Enlightenment and French Revolution and Napoleonic War
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How did General Napoleon become Emperor of France?
Marched into gov building and everyone voted for Napoleon
Marched into gov building and said "I'm in charge"
Took over all of France with his own army
Had the last leader Robespierre killed
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Which of the French Estates was the poorest and did most of the revolution work?
Nobility (Second)
Clergy (First)
King Louis XVI himself
Peasants (Third)
3
What do kings and queens claim as their right to rule however they please because of God?
humanism
mandate of heaven
monarchy
divine right
4
What's a synonym for the Bourgeoisie?
The most cultured citizens
Upper middle class
The top 1 percent
Really poor people
5
why didn't enlightenment rulers do more for their people with new styles of leadership?
It goes against the Catholic Church
Serfdom benefited peasants more than nobility
They lacked support from rich subjects
The people already had a good life
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Did the system in France need to change? (Will be an essay question and requires your opinion)
Yes - with a diplomatic solution
No - it was a good system with few problems
No - the King is a representative of God
Yes - with a revolution
7
What country is this?
Luxembourg
Belgium
Holand
Demark
8
Why did people hate Marie Antoinette?
Used the guillotine on peasants
Directly told the peasants "Let them eat cake"
She interfered with government affairs
Spent too much money on herslef
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Time in the Revolution where thousands were killed for being 'enemies of the Revolution'?
Night of broken necks
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Age of Pierre
Reign of Terror
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What was one of the first major revolutions inspired by the Enlightenment?
French Revolution
American Revolution
Russian Revolution
Haitian Revolution
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Philosophical Rulers: What country did Catherine rule?
Poland
Spain
Russia
Germany
12
Which of these people came up with a better idea for finding answers with experimental methods?
Thomas Hobbes
René Descartes
Francis Bacon
John Locke
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What word defines "nothing can be known for certain?"- became popular in response to religious political squabbles
secularism
oligarchy
skepticism
absolutism
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What country is this?
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Andorra
15
Which of these people said people can handle a self-government? Life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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What person/institution was in charge of France during the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon Bonaparte (Dictator but "Emperor" sounds nicer)
Louis XVI's son (Heir to the throne)
Maximilian Robespierre (Kind of a dictator)
National Assembly (Representatives of third estate)
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Remember these events in order (Part 2)
8. Nap defeated again and exiled to St. Helena
5. Napoleon defeated by multiple European countries
6. Napoleon exiled to Elba (by Italy)
7. Napoleon returns and everyone declares war on him
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What person/institution was in charge at the end of the Revolution (End of last note packet)?
Napoleon Bonaparte (Dictator but "Emperor" sounds nicer)
National Assembly (Representatives of third estate)
Louis XVI's son (Heir to the throne)
Maximilian Robespierre (Kind of a dictator)
19
What country is this?
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Belgium
Flanders
20
What group of people (Sat on Left side of the assembly) want massive sweeping changes?
Radicals
Conservatives
Royalists
Moderates
21
What country is this?
Turkey
Romania
Moldova
Ukraine
22
england/ great britain (P, protestant) or (C, Catholic)
Protestant
Catholic
23
Philosophical Rulers: What country did Frederick II rule?
Spain
Russia
Poland
Prussia
24
name for the period of thinking of new ways to learn about the natural world
dawn of experimentation
golden age of education
scientific revolution
period of rationalism
25
What ended up happening to Robespierre (Guy who was obsessed with guillotine-ing)? Short Essay
Stabbed by best friend
Shot by angry peasants
Guillotined
Exiled to Elba Island
26
What economic system kept all trade within the borders of an empire?- required expensive land ownership
secularism
divine right
monarchy
mercantlism
27
Which of these scientists came up with the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
Galileo Galilee
René Descartes
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
28
france (P, protestant) or (C, Catholic)
Protestant
Catholic
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What was wrong with France before the revolution? (Will be an essay question)
Famine from cold winters
Current King doesn't know how to deal with problems
Debt from previous Kings
Heavy taxes made it hard to maintain standard of living
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What country is this?
Germany
Poland
Austria
Ukraine
31
Why couldn't Napoleon successfully capture Russia? (Will be an essay question)
The Russians burned everything the French could have used
The winters are freezing
The Tsar left the capital after Nap took it (Moscow)
It's too big to capture
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Name of meeting of nations to talk about how to handle Europe (Most successful peace talks)
United Nations
Yalta Peace Conference
Congress of Vienna
Treaty of Versailles
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Which of these people said that government is needed to save people from their own evil?
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
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What country is this?
Germany
France
Russia
Austria Hungary
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What country is this?
Belgium
Austria
The Netherlands
Germany
36
What happened on Bastille Day?
Napoleon guillotined the whole royal family
A prison was stormed and Louis XVI was jailed
A prison was stormed - weapons were taken and guards killed
Women stormed Versailles and took away Louis and Mary
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What controversial thing did Nap do at his coronation (Crowing ceremony)
Spat in the Pope's face
Declined a physical crown
Crown himself instead of the Pope
Had a Protestant pastor crown him
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Of the three radical Jacobins, who was the guy obsessed with guillotine-ing people?
Jean-Paul Marat
Georges Danton
Nicholas Jacob
Maximilian Robespierre
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Which of these people argued for the importance of women's education?
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
Alice Addams
Cesare Bonesana Beccaria
Mary Wollstonecraft
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Main goal of Congress of Vienna?
Prevent future revolutions
Put Pope back in charge of Europe
Demolish France and divided it into occupation zones
Remove all absolute monarchs in Europe from power
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What country is this?
Spain
Germany
Great Britain
France
42
What country is this?
Estonia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
43
What did Napoleon do for the USA? (Short essay question)
Gave us the Statue of Liberty
Invaded Florida
Sold us Louisiana (and a lot more land)
Saved us during the war of 1812
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Which European country had the most land around the time period we're learning?
portugal
france
england/great britain
spain
45
What country is this?
Germany
Spain
France
Great Britain
46
Why couldn't Napoleon successfully invade Great Britain?
Britain had a better army
They have to cross the ocean and Britain has best navy
Trick question: He did successfully invade Great Britain.
America helped Britain
47
What group of people (Sat in Middle of the assembly) want some changes but within reason?
Moderates
Radicals
Conservatives
Royalists
48
spain (P, protestant) or (C, Catholic)
Protestant
Catholic
49
What country is this?
Sardinia
Austria
Hungary
Switzerland
50
What happened to the spanish navy after it attempted to attack england
absolutely demolished the english fleet
absolutely demolished by the english fleet
51
Which of these scientists used a telescope to confirm that the Earth revolves around the sun?
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilee
René Descartes
Francis Bacon
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What things did Napoleon do for France (This will be an essay question)?
Set up National bank
Dismissed corrupt officials
Set up efficient tax
Set up gov-run public schools
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Which of the French Estates was born into special rank and controlled directly by the King?
Nobility (Second)
King Louis XVI himself
Peasants (Third)
Clergy (First)
54
Which of these scientists came up with the three laws of motion?
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Sir Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilee
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What person/institution was in charge of France during the first half of the French Revolution?
National Assembly (Representatives of third estate)
Maximilian Robespierre (Kind of a dictator)
Napoleon Bonaparte (Dictator but "Emperor" sounds nicer)
Louis XVI's son (Heir to the throne)
56
What country is this?
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Austria
Hungary
57
What country is this?
Dalmatia
Corsica
Albania
Italy
58
Which of the French Estates worked for the church and controlled most land per person?
Nobility (Second)
Peasants (Third)
King Louis XVI himself
Clergy (First)
59
Which european country held the palace of versailles and was the cultural center of europe at the time
germany
france
italy
belgium
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What group of people (Sat on the Right side of the assembly) want limited power for the King?
Radicals
Moderates
Conservatives
Royalists
61
Why did the Estates General not resolve the debt issue of taxing the nobles?
The King overruled the 2nd and 3rd estate
The two small rich estates out voted the large poor estate
The nobles had no taxable income
The third estate feared change
62
Who won the American Revolution? (5 seconds)
Britain
America
63
Which of these people argued that government came from consent of the governed?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Jean Jacques Rousseau
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
Cesare Bonesana Beccaria
64
What country is this?
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Latvia
65
Remember these events in order (Part 1)
3. Napoleon invades Russia because they trade with UK
4. Napoleon demolished by Russia
1. Napoleon takes over ALL of Continental Europe (So not UK)
2. Napoleon has hard time keeping order in all of Europe
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What country is this?
Italy
Macedonia
Cyprus
Greece
