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1789 - 1815
inequalities
in the Old Regime
Revolution
The French
Revolution
Begins
________
of the land
10%
Second estate
______________
Third Estate
______________
Bourgeoisie
Made up of the ______________
, urban
________________
Marie Antoinette
Revolution Dawns
CREATION OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-first act of
Revolution
They broke away from the estates
demanded more
political influence &
allow equal voting
National Assembly
A _________________
(pass laws & reforms
for the French people)
is even suggested
17, 1789
June
_______________
Revolution Dawns
Louis locked the doors so they couldn't join the
Tennis Court Oath estates in meeting
____________
____________
Second act of
Revoltuion
Members of
the Third
Estate
pledging to
stay until
they had
drawn up a
constitution
Revolution Dawns
Bastille
A Paris prison
___________
(______________)
from
Revolution Brings
Reform & Terror
AIM: The revolutionary
government of France made
reforms but also used terror
and violence to retain power
____________________
will become the slogan of
Catholic Church
The _____________
will lose its property
& political
independence
create a limited
constitutional
monarchy & strip the
king of most of his
power
The
Legislative Assembly
________________
Created in Sept.
1791
Had the power to
create laws & to
approve or prevent
any war the king
_______________
Moderates
_______________
Conservatives
_______________
VIVA LA RESISTANCE
April 1792
National Assembly declares war on
____________________
Austria
____________________
France was losing &
Paris was threatened if
the revolutionaries
harmed the royal family
The Parisians will
imprison the royal family
Parisians will eventually
raid the prisons & kill over
1,000 prisoners
September Massacres
(____________________)
The Legislative Assembly
will depose the king & call
for the election of a new
legislature National Convention
revolutionaries
who wanted to
remove the king &
establish a republic
The National
Abolished the
monarchy
Convention will
declare France a
republic, put Louis
on trial for treason
& will be beheaded
Guillotine
Maximilian Robespierre
__________________
__________________
Anyone who
challenged his
leadership was an
85%
__________
being poor or middle class
Robespierre was
beheaded by the
guillotine
By 1795, a new
constitution was
drafted in which
power was placed
firmly in the hands of
the upper middle
class, called for a 2
house legislature &
an executive body of
5 men called the
Directory
________________
Napoleon Forges
an Empire
AIM: Napoleon Bonaparte, a
military genius, seized power
in France and made himself
emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte
______________
______________
____
Becomes the
head of France
s armed forces
& won a series
of important
military
victories
By 1799, the
Directory had
lost control of
the political
situation & the
confidence of
the French
people
Napoleon sudden
seizure of power
became known as
coup'd etat, or
a ____________,
or Military
blow
of state
takeover
Napoleon became
Restoring Order at
Home
Under Napoleon,
Was at the head of
this vote
His main goal is to make everyone
happy so France doesn't sink into
another Revoltuion
Lycees
Napoleon set up ____________
, or
government run public schools
Napoleonic Code
_______________
This code gave
the country a
uniform set of
laws & Brought social order back
eliminated many
injustices, it
actually limited
liberty &
promoted order
& authority over
individual rights
Napoleon will be
crowned
Emperor
_____________
by the pope
Napoleon even
Napoleon Creates an
lost Haiti(St Domingue) because their
Empire France
soldiers caught yellow fever. He realized it was a
losing battle so he gave up
Battle of Trafalgar
________________
Destruction of the
French naval fleet
by the British
Assures the
dominance of the
British Navy for
the next 100 yrs
Forces Napoleon
to give up his
plans of invading
Britain
Napoleons Empire
Collapses
AIM: Napoleons conquests
aroused nationalistic feelings
across Europe and
contributed to his downfall
3 occurrence will
happen that
leads to
Napoleons
untimely demise
Peninsular War
______________
Napoleon sent an army to invade Portugal for
failing to follow the Continental System
Spain protested as French troops went
through it
Spanish guerillas will attack French troops in
Spain
Abused by a conqueror
Other countries were beginning to feel
____________________
Invasion of Russia
waited
& was
makes the des ion to move on to
Russian
Napoleons Downfall
Napoleon will be
defeated by the
Fourth Coalition
Napoleon will be
exiled to the
Elba
island of ______
The unpopularity
of
Louis xviii
_____________
allowed Napoleon
to return to
France
Napoleons Downfall
_____________
Battle of Waterloo
_____________
Takes place in
Belgium French
army vs fourth
coalition
The final
defeat for
Napoleon
This time
Napoleon will be
exiled to
St. Helena
_____________
where he will
spend the
remainder of his
peace
1814 -1815
Congress of Vienna
____________________
Foreign minister of
Austria
Wanted to prevent
future French
aggression
Restore a balance of
power
Creates a lasting
peace in France