World History Final

Question 1

Peninsular War

Answer 1

military conflict between Napoleon’s empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars.

Question 2

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 2

Leader of France during French Revolution and created the Napoleonic code)

Question 3

Émigrés

Answer 3

Nobles and others who left because the Old Regime/old way of life was being thrown away

Question 4

Tennis Court Oath

Answer 4

When the 3rd estate went on the tennis courts and pledged that they wont leave until a constitution is signed and it is fair for everyone

Question 5

Maximilian Robespierre

Answer 5

Caused the reign of terror, once he became leader of the Committee of Public Safety he started to have people put on the guillotine for unjust reasoning and if they didn’t support the revolution

Question 6

Reign of Terror

Answer 6

When revolutionary radicals took over the government and killed or arrested those who did not support the revolution

Question 7

Napoleonic Code

Answer 7

A modernized law code that formed into a unified legal system and it recognized and supported freedom of religion and equality between every individual.

Question 8

Congress of Vienna

Answer 8

Was an assembly that established equality in Europe and a long term peace plan for Europe after the French Revolution and Napoleon era

Question 9

Battle of Waterloo

Answer 9

When the British and Prussians beat Napoleons army and ultimately ended French dominance

Question 10

Great Fear

Answer 10

When the 3rd estate started to riot and panic because the King hired Switzerland body guards

Question 11

Jacobins

Answer 11

A radical political organization who wanted democracy

Question 12

Estates General

Answer 12

1st government of France and made up of all 3 estates

Question 13

National Convention

Answer 13

It oversaw the creation of France into a republic and the shift of the French Revolution to its radical phase.

Question 14

National Assembly

Answer 14

The National Assembly formed a goal to create a new and effective constitution and to decrease the power of the Church and nobles.
The National Assembly did not succeed with these goals due to disagreements between the three estates and the Third Estate being looked down upon by the King, Louis XVI.

Question 15

Directory

Answer 15

Form of government made up of 6 men

Question 16

Committee of Public Safety

Answer 16

The committee that handles those who oppose safety

Question 17

Storming of the Bastille

Answer 17

When the 3rd estate took gunpowder from the Bastille

Question 18

Constitution of 1791

Answer 18

Created a limited constitutional monarchy and took away most of the kings power

Question 19

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Answer 19

It states laws about all men being born equal, liberty, freedom of speech and religion, property, security, and much more.

Question 20

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Answer 20

An attempt to recognize the Roman Catholic church as one of France’s problems and removed a variety of privileges from the priests

Question 21

Brunswick Manifesto

Answer 21

A proclamation that discussed no intention of going into war, no meddling in the government of France, allied armies will protect the French towns and villages, members of the National Guards will be treated as enemies

Question 22

Waterloo

Answer 22

The place where Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo and his reign over Europe

Question 23

1st Estate

Answer 23

Clergy/ Priests, did not pay taxes, owned the most individual land

Question 24

2nd Estate

Answer 24

Nobel’s, did not pay taxes, and owned a large amount of land

Question 25

3rd Estate

Answer 25

Peasants, farmers, merchants, 97%of population

Question 26

What were the causes of the French Revolution?

Answer 26

The causes of the French Revolution were the Estates system, enlightenment ideas, American Revolution, and corruption in the royalty.

Question 27

How did the Congress of Vienna impact the French Revolution?

Answer 27

It helped create a balance of power and peaceful diplomacy for almost a decade.

Question 28

How was Napoleon defeated in Russia? What were the end results of French Revolution?

Answer 28

Napoleon was defeated in Russia because of the scorched Earth method which caused countries to fight back against France and ultimately lose power across Europe

Question 29

In what order did the different forms of government take place during the French Revolution?

Answer 29

Estates, National Assembly, Legislative Assembly, CPS, Directory, Congress of Vianna

Question 30

Explain the lasting effects of the French Revolution on modern society.

Answer 30

Equality around Europe was enforced after the French Revolution

Question 31

Role of Peninsulares

Answer 31

People who had been born in Spain, which is on the Iberian peninsula. They formed a tiny percentage of the population. Only peninsulares could hold high office in the Spanish colonial government.

Question 32

Role of Creoles

Answer 32

Creoles, Spaniards born in Latin America, were below the peninsulares in rank. Creoles could not hold high-level political office, but they could rise as officers in Spanish colonial armies.

Question 33

Role of Mestizos

Answer 33

Below the peninsulares and creoles came the mestizos, persons of mixed European and Indian ancestry.

Question 34

Battle of Ayacucho

Answer 34

This battle freed Peru

Question 35

United Provinces of Central America

Answer 35

A government free from Spain

Question 36

Empire of Mexico

Answer 36

A constitutional monarchy, the first independent government of Mexico

Question 37

Gran Colombia

Answer 37

Led by Simon Bolivar was Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, and parts of Peru and Brazil together

Question 38

Brazilian Revolution (Why was it unique?)

Answer 38

One of the first revolutions to not have any bloodshed.

Question 39

What was the significance of the Haitian Revolution?

Answer 39

First Latin American colony to gain independence

Question 40

Electric Battery

Answer 40

a source of electric power consisting of one or more electrochemical cells

Question 41

Steamboats

Answer 41

a boat that is propelled by a steam engine

Question 42

Urbanization

Answer 42

the process of making an area more urban.