WH CH 3 Study Guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ancien regime | old order; system of government in PRE-REVOLUTION FRANCE. |
| plebiscite | BALLOTS. in which VOTERS have a DIRECT SAY on an issue |
| Declaration of the Rights of MAN and the CITIZEN (MALE CITIZENS) | INSPIRED REVOLUTION, such as FREEDOM and equality of all MALE CITIZENS before the law. |
| Continental System (BLOCKADE) | BLOCKADE designed by Napoleon to HURT BRITAIN ECONOMICALLY by closing European ports to British goods; ultimately unsuccessful. |
| Declaration of Pilnitz (PROTECT) | Document where TWO MONARCHS threatened to INTERVENE to PROTECT French MONARCHY. |
| Olympe de Gouges | JOURNALIST; demanded EQUAL RIGHTS in her DECLARATION of RIGHTS of WOMEN and FEMALE CITIZENS |
| Marquis de Lafayette | the ARISTOCRATIC "hero of 2 worlds"; fought ALONGSIDE with GEORGE WASHINGTON in the AMERICAN REVOLUTION. |
| Guillotine | device used in the REIGN OF TERROR to execute thousands by BEHEADING. |
| Napoleonic Code | embodied ENLIGHTENMENT PRINCIPLES such as EQUALITY of ALL CITIZENS BEFORE the LAW and RELIGIOUS TOLERATION and ABOLITION of FEUDALISM. |
| Jacques Necker | financial EXPERT and ADVISER. |
| guerrilla warfare | HIT-AND-RUN techniques (RAIDS) in fighting. |
| scorched-earth policy | to AVOID BATTLES with NAPOLEON' the RUSSIANS retreated EASTWARD, BURNING CROPS, and VILLAGES as they went. |
| consulate | ROME; officials from PATRIARCH CLASS, who SUPERVISED and COMMANDED ARMIES. |
| Robespierre | LEADER OF THE REIGN OF TERROR. Shrewd LAWYER and POLITICIAN; quickly rose to LEADERSHIP of the COMMITTEE of the PUBLIC SAFETY. Was later beheaded. |
| bourgeoisie | MIDDLE CLASS: BANKERS and MERCHANTS. MANUFACTURERS, LAWYERS, DOCTORS, JOURNALISTS and PROFESSORS. B,M,M,L,D,J,P. |
| What were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Estates made up of? | The ANCIEN REGIME. |
| Result of Estates-General was? | LEGISLATIVE BODY of representatives of three estates. |
| How did the National Assembly vote to ay off government debt? | The NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTED to PAY OFF government DEBT by INCREASING TAXES, REDUCING EXPENSES, and/or BOTH. |
| What was the model of the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen? | SUFFRAGE. |
| In 1792 the National Convention formed-- | LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. |
| 21) Reign of Terrors Directory phase dominant political force? | REIGN of TERROR phase dominant POLITICAL FORCE. |
| One country able to remain outside Napoleon's empire-- | BRITAIN. |
| How did the Congress of Vienna promote legitimacy? Main Goals? | Restoring HEREDITARY MONARCHIES; BALANCING POWER and SUPPRESS revolutionary UPRISINGS. |
| The National Assembly is made up mostly of which estate? | SECOND ESTATE. |
| National Assembly voted to pay off huge debt by selling land owned by-- | THE CHURCH; they gave up exclusive HUNTING RIGHTS as well as EXEMPTION from TAXES. |
| What did the participants of the Tennis Court Oath swear? | "NEVER to SEPARATE and to MEET wherever the CIRCUMSTANCES might require unti ESTABLISHING a SOUND and JUST constitution." |
| Third Estate's poorest members | URBAN WORKERS. |
| Main Point of Women's March to Versailles? | Demand to see the KING. |
| National Assembly's form of Government from 1791 Constitution? | ABSOLUTE MONARCHY; ruling FRANCE for centuries. |
| Voting rights took control of the Legislative Assembly (1792)? | WAR of WORDS between FRENCH REVOLUTIONARIES and EUROPEAN MONARCHS moved onto the BATTLFFIELD. |
| The Committee of Public Safety was in charge of what in the Reign of Terror? | TRIALS and EXECUTIONS. |
| Nation outside Napoleon's Empire? | BRITAIN. |
| Tactic that helped Russians defeat Napoleon? | SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY. |
| Why did the Congress of Vienna redraw national boundaries? | monumental task of RESTORING STABILITY and ORDER of Euope after WAR. |
| Battle of Waterloo? | Napoleon's FINAL DEFEAT. -BELGIUM. |
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