KIKAAYA COLLEGE SCHOOL

REVISION QUESTIONS
DECEMBER/JANUARY
2006/2007

Attempt all Questions:

1.Marie Antoinette was primarily responsible for the outbreak of the French Revolution
of 1789.Discuss.
2.To what extent did the directory government (1794-99) contribute to the rise of
Napoleon Bonaparte in France?
3.To what extent was the Vienna settlement successful in maintaining peace in Europe
between 1815 and 1848?
4.Account for the collapse of the congress system by 1830.
5.The policies of the restored Bourbons were unrealistic between 1815-1830.Discuss
6. “18 years of disappointment to all the French men.” Is this a fair assessment of Louis
Philippe’s regime 1830-48?
7.Examine the significance of Prince Metternich in the History of Europe between 1815-
48?
8.Examine the causes and consequences of the 1821 Greek war of independence.