
SS 20-2 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION!
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Simone Villetard
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a major change, such as the overthrow of one kind of government in favour of a different kind of government.
revolution
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a form of government in which the citizens, not a monarch or a dictator, hold the power to govern. In republics such as the United States and Germany, citizens elect their government.
Republic
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an awareness, or internal consciousness, shared by many people. It may be based on a shared memory of and pride in specific events, which become myths and symbols of belonging.
Collective Consciousness
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the name given to a group of middle-class people in France before the French Revolution. The bourgeoisie included lawyers, teachers, doctors, merchants and manufacturers.
Bourgeoisie
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conditions, such as war and poverty, that drive people away from a place.
Push Factors
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conditions, such as equal rights and job opportunities, that attract people to a place.
Pull Factors
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Multiple Choice
Which event from the French Revolution is generally considered to be the “first” public demonstration of the power of modern nationalism?
The March On Versailles
The execution of Louis XVI
The Storming of the Bastille
The sending of the Estates-General
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements accurately describes the social conditions in France prior to the French Revolution?
Wealth was equally distributed and French citizens were satisfied with everything
There was a rigid class structure and significant inequities in wealth between these classes.
French citizens did not experience great wealth, but the government provided them with necessities.
The government of France was heavily in debt, largely because of its support of the American Revolution.
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Multiple Choice
Sometimes historians say that a revolution is just around the corner if the price of what goes WAY up?
Cheezies
Bread
internet data
Mrs. V's starbucks drink
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Multiple Select
Choose the correct three words which were the french revolution's motto
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Fragility
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Multiple Choice
The French word for the growing middle class (hint: the birds work for....)
The Bellarusie
The Bourgeoisie
The fraternity
The Collective
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Multiple Choice
Which group was part of the 1st estate?
the clergy
the aristocrats
commoners
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Multiple Choice
which group was a part of the second estate?
the clergy
the aristocrats
the commoners
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Multiple Choice
which group was a part of the third estate?
the clergy
the aristocrats
the commoners
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Multiple Choice
True or False: The Red, White and Blue "Cockade" became the national symbol of the French Revolution - and this is where France got it's flag
True
False
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Multiple Choice
The mass execution, brutal crackdown and jailing of anti-revolutionaries, aristocrats and clergy was known as:
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Villetard
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Mary Antoinette really said: "let them eat cake" when told that the peasants had no bread to eat.
True
False
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True or False: The Guillotine became an "equalizer in death" no matter what your status was, everyone would die a quick death. And the preferred method of execution of the French Revolution
True
False
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