French Revolution Flashcards
(40 cards)
Identify the three main causes of the French Revolution
Hunger, high taxes, poor leadership
1st estate: who were they?
The clergy
2nd estate: who were they?
The nobles
3rd estate: who were they?
Everybody else.
Do I know why the king called the states general? Hint: taxes
To address the dire financial situation of France
What was the tennis court oath?
An oath of the people to never separate until a constitution was established
What happened in the storming of the Bastille
They said they were going to free prisoners but they actually went to get ammo and guns
Do I know what the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen based on?
It was based on the enlightenment and the American Declaration of Independence
What were the criticism of Marie Antoinette
She was Austrian, an accused lesbian, and promiscuous
How were people executed during the French Revolution
The guillotine
What were the more savage ways that people were executed prior to the French Revolution and the invention of the guillotine
Drawing and quartering, hanging
Do I know the problems with absolute monarchy
The risk of bad governance, lack of rights for citizens, and the practice of nepotism which led to abuse of power
Do I know why the revolutionaries didn’t like a constitutional monarchy
Because power wasn’t evenly spread.
Do I know who Maximilian Robespierre was and what the reign of terror was
He was one of the leaders of the reign of terror and the reign of terror is when many enemies of the revolution were killed through public execution
Do I know what the directory is
The government of France during the final stage of the revolution, it was ultimately overthrown by napolean fruityparte
What is nationalism
Being VERY proud of your country and not liking others as a result
Do I know the positives and negatives of nationalism?
Positives: being proud of who you are, showing support to your country
Negatives: not liking other countries, taking it too far
What is it meant by “us v them” mentality
Like America vs Britain. In some people’s eyes we’re the better country and we can’t be friends
What does it mean to be an “other” for ex. Marie aintonnete was Austrian
When a school is mainly American and then there is a Japanese exchange student, they could be treated wrongly because of that.
What is the difference between left-wing and right-wing views
Left: democracy, lots of government involvement, large governments.
Right: republican, smaller government, less government involvement
John Locke
Natural rights
Adam smith
The belief of letting the people solve their own problems and not a lot of government involvement
1st estate
Clergy
2nd estate
Nobles
