Abeka Grade 7 History of the World Test 8

June Days

After the Second Republic was proclaimed, what revolution that broke out shaking the confidence in the new republic?

Battle of Waterloo

At what Battle did Napoleon met his final defeat?

- The French Revolution was an attempt to give men rights without responsibility. - In France, the people who disagreed with the Revolution were imprisoned or killed. Atheism was at an all-time high, resulting in the bloody Reign of Terror. - The American War for Independence was firmly grounded in principles not selfish desires. - America had no "peasants" that demanded equality, and the War for Independence was not for equality but for freedom.

Explain the key differences between the French Revolution and the American War for Independence.

France was established the way it was before the war.

How did the Congress of Vienna affected the political structure of France?

1815

In what year did Napoleon met his final defeat?

1805

In what year did the British navy defeat the combined French and Spanish navies at the Battle of Trafalgar?

1791

In what year was the first written constitution of France completed?

Bay of Biscay

Locate on a map a body of water that borders the west coast of France and north coast of Spain.

Seine River

Locate on a map a river that flows from eastern France through Paris northward into the English Channel.

English Channel

Locate on a map the body of water that separates France and England.

Paris

Locate on a map the capital of France.

Corsica

Locate on a map the island where Napoleon was born.

Pyrenees Mountains

Locate on a map the mountain range that borders France and Spain.

Switzerland

Locate on a map this European country where Bern is the capital.

Belgium

Locate on a map this European country where Brussels is the capital.

Nantes

Locate on a map this city in France on the Loire River.

Monaco

Locate on a map this very small country on the coast of France.

true

Members of the Third Estate declared themselves as the National Assembly.

St. Helena

Napoleon died on this island.

Consulate

Napoleon established a new government called the _______.

England

Napoleon established the Continental System to shut off trade to ________.

Convention

One of the first things the National _________ did was execute Louis XVI.

Philippe

The July Monarchy was the name given to the reign of Louis ______.

Charles X

The July Revolution forced ______ to flee to England?

Henry IV

The first Protestant king of France

Spanish

The immediate cause of the Franco-Prussian War was the question who would succeed the _______ throne.

Second Estate

The nobility of France made up the _____________.

Left

Those on the ______ of the National Assembly were radicals who wanted the Revolution to go further.

Maximilien Robespierre

Under whose leadership did the "Reign of Terror" begin?

Wellington

What British commander led the allied troops at Napoleon's final defeat?

Napoleon III

What French leader was forced to surrender to Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War?

Estates-General

What French version of Parliament grew weaker during the Hundred Years' War?

Edict of Nantes

What allowed French Protestants to worship in certain territories?

Edict of January

What allowed French Protestants to worship in public?

Huguenots

What are the French Calvinist Protestants called?

Great Britain

What country Lord Castlereagh represent at the Congress of Vienna?

Russia

What country withdrew from Napoleon's Continental System?

Numerous parties created dissension, contributing to an unstable government.

What describes the multiparty system?

Edict of Nantes

What edict Louis XIV revoke that caused many Protestants to flee France?

August 4 Decrees

What ended the lord's privileges of collecting land taxes

Treaty of Ryswick

What established the existing state of things before the War of the League of Augsburg?

peasants

What group of people that paid half of their income in taxes?

bourgeoisie

What is the French term for the middle class?

constitutional monarchy

What kind of government was established with France's first written constitution?

Versailles

What magnificent palace Louis XIV build mainly for French nobility?

Battle of Leipzig

What other name was given to the Battle of Nations where the combined forces of Europe defeated Napoleon?

Guise

What prominent family led the Catholic forces of France against French Protestants?

Jacobin club

What radical group wanted to take the French Revolution to the next extreme?

Tennis Court Oath

What was declared by the National Assembly during the French Revolution?

Bastille

What was the French castle stronghold stormed by the people of Paris in 1789?

Appointed agents handled all local matters decreasing the independence of local and town governments.

What was the effect of Louis XIV's bureaucratic government on France?

St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

What was the name given to the massacre of thousands of French Protestants on August 24, 1572?

French religion justified the way the French kings ruled, creating political tension.

What was the relationship between the French politics and French religion?

feudalism

When the National Assembly ended the lord's privileges of collecting land taxes, what did it attempt to abolish?

Lord Nelson

Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?

Louis XV

Who prophesied France's doom?

Louis XVI

Who reigned during the French Revolution?

Louis XIV

Who reigned over France for seventy years?

von Metternich

Who was considered the Prince of Diplomats?

Louis XVIII

Who was reestablished as king after Napoleon Bonaparte?

Richelieu

Who was the cardinal that ruled for Louis XIII?

The king felt his authority over church and state was in jeopardy.

Why did the king of France felt threatened by the Protestant Reformation?