Chapter 18 Study Guide~World History – Flashcards
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Who was executed for demanding equal rights for women?
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Olympe de Gouges
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Bankers and merchants were members of what class?
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French middle class (bourgeoisie)
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What is the strategy that Napoleon used to try to defeat the British by closing European ports to British goods?
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Continental system
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What did Napoleon hold during his rise to power that caused voters to strongly support him?
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Plebiscite
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What did Spanish patriots use to resist French rule?
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Guerrilla warfare
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The laws of the What included many Enlightenment ideas?
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Napoleonic Code
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What revolutionary leader fought alongside George Washington and was head of the French National Guard?
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Marquis de Lafayette
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What radical revolutionary leader was a leader of the Reign of Terror?
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Robespierre
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What was the old order in which France was divided into 3 social classes called?
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Ancien Regime
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During the Reign of Terror, what was used to kill people?
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Guillotine
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What social class did the clergy belong to before the revolution?
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First Estate
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What was one important result of the Estates-general?
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The National Assembly
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What was the model for the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
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American Declaration of Independence
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The National Assembly voted to pay off huge government debt by selling lands owned by whom?
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The church
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In 1792, what form of government did the radicals create at the new National Convention?
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A republic
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Which nation was able to remain outside Napoleon's European empire?
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Britain
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What war tactic helped the Russians defeat Napoleon?
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Scorched- earth policy
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Why did the Congress of Vienna redraw the national boundaries of Europe?
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To create a balance of power
