World History Chapter 16

Elba

Where was Napoleon first exile?

Paris

What city became the philosophical center of Europe during the Age of Enlightenment?

first

What estate did priests belong to?

coup d' etat

What term means "a sudden and illegal seizure of power"?

Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI

Who were the king & queen that, during the French Revolution, were eventually beheaded?

Panama

A Republic since 1989 when the U.S. invaded and imprisoned its drug-running dictator Manuel Noriega; Is developing into a sending nation; location of a very important canal

Louis XVI was an unprepared and indecisive ruler for a country in crisis & freely made the choice to loan massive amounts of money to help the Colonies defeat Britain in the war

Blame for the French Revolution cannot be placed upon America because what?

Costa Rica

Capital is San Jose; one of most stable economies and governments now in Central America

Brunswick Manifesto

What document was issued by the Austrians, called for the French people to rally behind their King, & promised punishment to those who harmed Louis XVI?

third

What estate did lawyers and peasants belong to?

second

What estate did nobility belong to?

the British began placing restrictions on the colonies

What happened after a series of wars focused Britain's attention on the European continent?

popular sovereignty

What is the idea that government can operate only with the consent of the governed called?

Corsica

What island nation was Napoleon born on?

sans culotte

What name was given to people who wore full-length trousers in protest & distinguish themselves from those who wore knee britches?

Russia

What nation did Napoleon unsuccessfully invaded in 1812 with his Grand Army of 600,000 men?

Constitutional Monarchy

What type of government did Robespierre & the Revolutionaries set up when the mob brought Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette back to Paris from Versailles?

Code Napleon

What was Napoleon's most famous and enduring accomplishment?

Continental System

What was Napoleon's plan for attacking Britain when he attempted to close Europe's ports to British ships, in hopes that it would cause a collapse of the British economy? This constituted one of Napoleon's key tactical errors.

the French system of forced labor

What was the corvee'?

Constitutional Monarchy

What was the initial issue that the Estates-General needed to address once it finally did convene, prior to the writing of the Tennis Court oath?

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Which French document in 1789 lists the national rights of all people, the rights possessed as citizens, and the sovereignty of the nation as a whole?

third

Which French social class was the largest, owned the least amount of property, and carried the greatest tax burden?

Waterloo

Which battle did Napoleon suffer his worst and final defeat?

Paris

Which city became the philosophical centre of Europe during the Age of the Enlightenment?

Storming of the Bastille

Which event symbolized the downfall of the Old Regime?

Josephine

Who was Napoleon's wife who embarrassed him in the eyes of the British?

George III

Who was king of England during the American Revolution?

Marat

Who was the fiery French editor of "The People's Friend" who was assassinated while taking a medicinal bath?

Lord Nelson

Who was the prominent British admiral involved in the naval war with Napoleon?

Duke of Wellington

Who was the victorious British general at Waterloo, Napoleon's final battle?

the English focused attention on matters in other parts of the world

Why did England allow early religious & political liberty in her American colonies?

St. Helena

To what island was Napoleon finally exiled?

the English government wanted the colonies to help pay for recent wars

After a century of noninterference, why did England begin to tax an regulate the colonies?

Belize

An over- evangelized nation with few true disciples & little fruit; high proportion of believers claimed by multiple denominations; only 10% actually regularly attend church; capital is Belmopan

Nicaragua

Experienced a Marxist regime from 1979-1998; now open door opportunities for Christian businesses/ministries; capital is Managua

Jamaica

Island nation that has a rich, but little known history of sending missionaries; is now a transhipment point for cocaine to the U.S.; 4th largest numbers of murders per capita in the world

American Revolutionary War

Louis XVI's involvement in what war added to the financial burden of France, along with his inept financial policies, helped bankrupt the country?

Bonaparte

Proverbs 29:23 "A man's pride will bring him low; But the humble in spirit will retain honor." best symbolizes the life of

guerrillas

Small bands of troop which attacked Napoleon's Spanish garrisons then retreated to the hills became known as

The Russian army as they retreated back towards Moscow from Napoleon's army

The "scorched-earth policy" was the practice of deliberately burning by a retreating army of everything of value so that nothing useful to the enemy would be left behind. This policy was first practiced by who?

Robespierre

The former admirer of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette who became a chief critic of their abuses?

Habsburg

The marriage of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette united the Bourbon family of France and what family of Austria?

The political and social system in France for the French Revolution

To what does the term "Old Regime" refer?

Attempted flight of monarchy to Austria

What action ultimately turned the people against the monarchy and eventually led to their execution?

Drive for liberty, control of one's own destiny, and equality for all

What are three Enlightenment ideas that began to take root at all levels of French society and threaten the old aristocratic way of life?

social inequality, political inefficiency, and economic responsibility

What are three reasons for the discontent which led to the French Revolution?

Austerlitz

What battle was Napoleon's greatest triumph?

the downfall of the Old Regime

What did the storming of the Bastille symbolize?

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

What document placed the church under state control, provided for the election of all the clergy by the people, & required the clergy to take an oath of loyalty to the state?

Tennis Court Oath

What document promised that the Assembly would not disband until a written constitution was established?

the Tennis Court Oath

What document promised that the Assembly would not disband until a written constitution was established?