AP Euro Study Notes 5

How was Marat remembered by the radicals who led the "Reign of Terror"?

Marat was revered as a secular "saint" during the period when the "Cult of Reason" and the "Cult of the Supreme Being" required the de-Christianization of France.

Which of the following events MOST directly led to the event depicted in the image above?

The rapid inflation in France caused by a drought and the economic troubles of the country.

In his bid for the French Presidency, the author of this excerpt was supported by

an alliance of Catholics and monarchists.

The convictions expressed in the above Articles reflect the author's belief in all of the following EXCEPT

only single women had the right to own property.

Which phrase summarizes, according to de Gouges, the FUNDAMENTAL reason why women should be treated as equals to men?

"...Go back to animals, consult the elements, study plants,.. and... search... the sexes... everywhere they cooperate in harmonious togetherness..."

Which of the following aspects of the Napoleonic code shows the greatest contradiction to the teachings of the Enlightenment?

"Married persons cannot derogate from the rights resulting from the power of the husband over the persons of his wife and his children."

Which of the following articles BEST illustrates the influence of Voltaire on the authors of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

Article 10.

Which of the following best describes Napoleon's rule as reflected in the Napoleonic Code above?

Enlightened Despot.

Which of the following was the most important cause of the above document?

Enlightenment ideas exacerbated by short-term fiscal and economic crises.

Of the following, which is the correct sequencing of the French Estate System?

First Estate: high and low clergySecond Estate: nobilityThird Estate: everyone else

Which of the following was a complete break from the promise made in the last sentence by the author of this excerpt?

He overthrew his own republican government and proclaimed himself Emperor of France.

Which of the following was an advantage that the author of this excerpt acknowledged in his pursuit of the French presidency in 1848?

His family name.

Olympe de Gouges's tone in The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen can best be described as one of

Impatience with women who have not been more demanding of the Revolution and frustration with the hypocrisy of its male leaders.

How was the night of August 4, 1789 an important result of the above questions?

It was the night many French nobles and clerics renounced their privileges.

Hugo's poem was written in the mid-19th century; the poem, as well as the actual construction of the column, reflected what powerful ideology?

Nationalism.

Which of the following individuals would be LEASTsupportive of the views expressed in this excerpt?

Queen Victoria of England.

In the passage above, Olympe De Gouges most clearly highlighted and expressed

That, in spite of revolutionary leaders' chauvinism, women needed to fight for their natural and dignified status as extraordinary contributors to French society.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the above statement?

The French Revolution posed a fundamental challenge to Europe's existing political and social order.

Which of the following was an important direct effect of the above document?

The establishment of a constitutional monarchy in France.

What event did these words lead to in pre- revolutionary France?

The formation of the National Assembly.

Which of the following MOST DIRECTLY led to the issuing of the above oath?

The Meeting of the Estates General.

Which of the following conclusions about the National Assembly is BEST supported by the passage?

The National Assembly wished to create a French nation where citizens were treated equally and were free from government abuses.

Jean-Paul Marat was murdered during which historic event?

The Reign of Terror.

Which of the following Revolutions experienced a similar event as the one depicted in this image, leading to a successful overthrow of the Monarchy?

The Russian Revolution.

The best example of the lasting power of Napoleon's legacy is most likely...?

The Second Empire.

Who were the "Society of Friends of Blacks" appealing to in this passage and why?

The bourgeois government of France which had just freed itself from the oppression of the French monarchy.

Which of the following is a central demand of the Third Estate in the excerpt above?

The creation of a Constitutional Monarchy with fairer representation for commoners.

Which of the following events, unlike the above plea, actually did gain the sympathy of the new French Government?

The torture and execution of Vincent Oge.

Which of the following reactions to the slave revolts in Haiti echoed the sentiments behind the Austria-Prussia alliance established at Pillnitz?

Thomas Jefferson's refusal to recognize Haiti's Independence.

Which of the following best describes Napoleon's goal as reflected in the excerpt of the Napoleonic Code above?

To benefit the common good of man.

Of the Enlightenment thinkers listed below, whose ideas are NOT represented by the articles?

Wollstonecraft

According to Hugo's poem, Napoleon saved France from...?

the violence of the French Revolution.