Test 9 ap

Question 1

rance government

Answer 1

absolute monarchy

Question 2

french military

Answer 2

1 military power in europe

Question 3

french economics

Answer 3

wealthiest country in europe, but government dealt with dept due to war and luxury spending

Question 4

french culture

Answer 4

Paris= cultureal center of europe. Pleasure-related seeking

Question 5

french religon

Answer 5

catholic but didnt follow popes orders

Question 6

4 long term causes of french revolution

Answer 6

• against privleges of 1st 2 esates
• Bad economy
• Enlightenment ideas
• Weak leadership from Louis XVI

Question 7

Frances estate system?

Answer 7

1st estate: Church, 1% of population, 10% of land, no taxation
2nd estate: Nobility 2% of poopulation 20-30% of land, no taxation
3rd estate: 97% of populatoin, paid all taxes :(

Question 8

who paid taxes?

Answer 8

3rd estate. aka: 97%

Question 9

bourgeoisie importance?

Answer 9

(part of 3rd estate) started revolution. Well educated, supported enlightenmnet ideas, modern thinkers. Middle class often starts revolutions.

Question 10

what was part of 3rd estate (hint: b-word)

Answer 10

bourgeoisie

Question 11

government during FR

Answer 11

V unstable. Changed 67 times with different forms of monarchy all the way to different types of republic

Question 12

dechristianization in FR?

Answer 12

an attack on catholic church that reached peak during reign of terror. the government took its land to pay off debt, and made many severe changes

Question 13

how did governmnets across europe react other FR

Answer 13

they feared that revolution would sprea. Most major european powers would go to war againts france.

Question 14

how was franec able to fight the rest of europe?

Answer 14

they made citizen army based on conscription. THis was the first all-out draft in modern times.

Question 15

significance of reign of terror in FR

Answer 15

led ny head of “COPS” (Robespierre) they wanted to unish against revolution, sepcificaly members of nobility. However violence spiraled out of control, and many died.

Question 16

Napoleans 4 big mistakes

Answer 16

1) Battle of Trafalgar: Defeated by British, could no longer invade Britain
2) Continental system: French tried to forbid trade to britain, but backfired by corruption and britain blockading France
3) Peninsular War: France invaded spain and tried to punish portugal, but lead to 5-year conflict w/ spain.
4) Invasion of Russia: 95% of the french troops would die in freexing weather in a rejected atempt to conquer russia.

Question 17

Napolean viewed in history?

Answer 17

both admired and resented. MAde laws that reflectied FR goals, but also power hungry resulting in loosing war.

Question 18

What happened to france after FR/napoleonic wars?

Answer 18

Short term: monarchy resotred throughout europe.
Long term: future europenan movements uinfluenced by revolution. France eventually becomes republic in 1870’s

Question 19

At the congress of vienne, what was the concept of europe and holy alliance about?

Answer 19

• leaders wanted a balance of power to scure peace in europe. France got OG land borders back.
  Holy alliance was set up to stamp out any future revolution activity across europe.

Question 20

what group started latin american incdepenced revolutions? (early 1800)

Answer 20

the creoles. Many enlightenment educated, had lots of wealth, and were jealous/disgusted by peninsulares.

Question 21

easy/difficult for indpence struggly in central and south america

Answer 21

these wars wer logner and more brutal.