French Revolution and Napolean
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MrSchulte on May 9, 2011
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world history a - mr. lambrect
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Palace of Versailles | A large royal residence built in the seventeenth century by King Louis XIV of France, near Paris. Is a spectacular example of French classical architecture. The Hall of Mirrors is particularly well known. The peace treaty that formally ended World War I was negotiated and signed here as well. |
| The Bastille | July 14, 1789 French peasants stormed the prison the Bastille, in an attempt to free prisoners, they believed, had been wrongly accused. |
| Austria | a mountainous republic in central Europe - under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century |
| Prussia | a strong military state in central Europe that emerged in the late 1600s |
| Egypt | Country where Nelson defeated Napolean for the 1st Time. |
| Waterloo | The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815, which ended his last bid for power |
| Elba | An island of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea Napoleon was exiled to. |
| St. Helena | The rocky island off the western coast of Africa where English imprisoned Napoleon and he eventually died. |
| The Tuileries | Paris palace; Louis and family forced there by mob after women march on Versailles |
| Royal Tennis Court | Loction where they made the Constitution. |
| Marseilles Bordeaux, Lyon( | french port city, troops marched to a patriotic song as they marched from this city inspiring the french national anthem. |
| Bordeaux | ... |
| The Great Fear | When the peasants were afraid that the nobles would send robbers to kill them. It was a result of the storming of Bastille |
| Reign of Terror | the period, from mid-1793 to mid-1794, when Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed |
| England | Strong Navy - defeated Napolean |
| Vienna | ... |
| Spain | ... |
| Tennis Court Oath | Vow by members of the 3rd estate not to disband until a constitution was written for France. |
| Old Regime | The Old Regime, BEFORE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, was The Political and Social system the society had: 3 estates, 1-clergy 2-nobles 3-commoners/peasants, and the rest of the people. |
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