French Revolution Questions

Question 1

The assassination of whom was the spark that started the war?

Answer 1

Franz Ferdinand

Question 2

What provided additional cover for Canadian troops in at Vimy Ridge?

Answer 2

Limestone Caves

Question 3

What famous river was the German advance into France stopped?

Answer 3

The marine river

Question 4

Germanys decision to cut through which neutral country brought Britain into the war?

Answer 4

Belgium

Question 5

Which was not a common weapon in trench warfare?

Answer 5

Assault Rifles

Question 6

How long was the trench system in the Western Europe?

Answer 6

475 miles

Question 7

When did the First World War officially end?

Answer 7

Nov 11, 1918

Question 8

What was the largest sea battle in history?

Answer 8

Battle of Jutland

Question 9

How many planes did you have to shoot down to be considered a flying ace?

Answer 9

5

Question 10

What did the government use to deal with manpower shortages?

Answer 10

Machines

Question 11

What device allowed the Germans to fire machine guns through a moving propeller?

Answer 11

Fokker Interupter

Question 12

Name the members of the triple alliance

Answer 12

Germany, Austria and Italy

Question 13

Name the class of the battleship everyone wanted to make as many as the as they could in 1914?

Answer 13

Dreadnaught

Question 14

What was the nickname given to Baron Manfred von Richthofen?

Answer 14

The red baron

Question 15

Name the machine gun that was light enough to carry into the field

Answer 15

Lewis Light Machine Gun

Question 16

What was the name of the treaty that formally ended the First World War?

Answer 16

Treaty of Versailles

Question 17

Name the member of the triple entente

Answer 17

France, Britain and Russia

Question 18

How many planes did Billy bishop shoot down?

Answer 18

75

Question 19

Where did the German u-boats find safe harbour?

Answer 19

Willhelmhaven

Question 20

What disastrous campaign by the Germans brought the USA into the war

Answer 20

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Question 21

Who was the king at the beginning of the French Revolution

Answer 21

King Louis XVI

Question 22

How many estates in French society

Answer 22

3 estates

Question 23

How much tax did the first 2 estates pay

Answer 23

None

Question 24

Where was Napoleon born?

Answer 24

Corsica

Question 25

Who was the leader of the radical leader of the jacobin party?

Answer 25

Robespierre

Question 26

What is the name of the battle that Napoleon was finally defeated at?

Answer 26

Battle of Waterloo

Question 27

What event ended the reign of terror

Answer 27

Execution of Robespierre

Question 28

Name the major fortress that was torn down at the beginning of the French Revolution

Answer 28

The bastille

Question 29

Who lost rights under napoleons civil code?

Answer 29

Women

Question 30

How many constitutions did France have throughout the Revolution

Answer 30

3+ constitutions

Question 31

How many days in the week of the revolutionary calendar?

Answer 31

10 days in a week, 3 weeks in a month

Question 32

What sort of government existed in France before the revolution

Answer 32

Monarchy

Question 33

Define Bourgeoisie.

Answer 33

Middle class that worked as doctors or in law.

Question 34

Explain French civil code.

Answer 34

All codes taken together and put into one book of all laws for France.

Question 35

Explain the goal of the continental system

Answer 35

To prohibit all trades being made

Question 36

Define sans culotte

Answer 36

No breaches; to show everyone that they weren’t rich

Question 37

How did the guillotine make people equal

Answer 37

Everyone was executed in the same way, no matter what class you were in

Question 38

How did the invasion of Russia cause the downfall of Napoleon?

Answer 38

The lack of resources for him and his team.

Question 39

What caused the downfall of Napoleon?

Answer 39

By failure of the continental system, invasion and nationalism.

Question 40

Who did Napoleon marry?

Answer 40

Josephine

Question 41

What was the fate of the French Queen ?

Answer 41

She got beheaded

Question 42

How did Napoleon deal with the royalist?

Answer 42

He shot them down with cannons and grapeshot

Question 43

What political party did Napoleon support?

Answer 43

The jacobins

Question 44

What did the women’s march want from the king?

Answer 44

To see if they would lower the prices due to starvation of people

Question 45

Define revolution

Answer 45

An overthrow of government for a new system

Question 46

How did Napoleon deal with the church?

Answer 46

Concordat/dealt with the pope

Question 47

Explain the similarities and differences between the girondins and the mountains

Answer 47

Differences; girodins were moderate and wanted a constitutional monarchy. -the mountains were more radical and didn’t want the monarchy Similarities; they both played important roles but had different povs