Directory
A group of 5 men who were given control of France following the Reign of Terror, It was controlled by the middle class,lacked support of the people, created by the constitution of 1795; held power from 1795 to 1799 - ineffective and corrupt
*the Directory
Reign of Terror
1793-4 period of panic where people where executed by Robespierre as 'enemies of the state' in France, (1793) Brutal program initiated by the French National Convention's Committee of Public Safety to silence critics of the republic.
sans-culottes
Members of the Pairs Commune; in the French revolution; ordinary patriots w/out fine clothes; long pants, working people or the poor.
bourgeois
French middle class, part of the third estate., made up of merchants, manufacturers, and professional people such as doctors and lawyers.
principle of intervention
right of powerful nations to maintain order throughout Europe
Continental System
Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy.
coup d'�tat
a sudden overthrow of the government
Bastille
A prison fortress in Paris that was attacked and destroyed on July 14, 1789 at the start of the French revolution
Robespierre
A French political leader of the 18th century. Headed the Committee of Public Safety, responsible for the Reign of Terror, was later executed.
elector
a citizen who has a legal right to vote
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
put an end to aristocratic privileges.
Rights given in the Declaration of Rights of Man and citizen were The right to free speech, free religion, free thought, right to security and the right to own property.
The economic crisis that triggered the French Revolution
by a bad harvest and slowdown in manufacturing
French Rebellions of 1789
the French peasants were reacting to the high cost of bread, high
taxes, and political inequality
threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI
to the throne caused the French Revolution to become more radical.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
was a law passed during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government. The Church was brought under the control of the French state.
After the Reign of Terror ended
the new government was unable to solve France's problems.
the collapse of Napoleon's Grand Empire
the drain on the country and economy of Napoleon's many wars
Congress of Vienna
(1814-1815 CE) Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon.
the consulate
Napoleon's new government after 1799
Napoleon's Civil Code
Napoleon's unified system of law
Napoleon's Civil Code treated women as less equal than men.
dependent states
kingdoms under the rule of Napoleon's relatives
allied states
countries defeated by Napoleon and forced to join his struggle against Britain
nationalism
unique cultural identity of a people to a nation
During most of the French Revolution
Napoleon was serving in the Army.
Napoleon's agreement with the Catholic Church
recognized Catholicism as the majority religion of France.
Duke of Wellington
British soldier and statesman; he led the British troops and Prussian troops against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
conservatism
A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability,
Klemens von Metternlch
most influential leader at Congress of VIenna
liberalism
.belief that people should be free from government restraint
A set of beliefs that includes the advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, support for civil rights, and tolerance for political and social change.
The Russians defeated Napoleon's Grand Army
by retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside.
Napoleon's empire collapsed
the coalition of other European states and the force of nationalism.
principles of intervention
the right to send armies into countries where there were revolutions in order to restore legitimate monarchs to their thrones
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy or government was based on ......
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy or government was based on ability rather than rank or birth
enlightenment Philosophies
...
French Estates
The Three Estates refer to the three divisions of European society in the Middle Ages: the nobles (first estate), the clergy (second estate), and the commoners (third estate).
de-christianization
the idea that the revolutionaries must destroy the power of the Catholic Church for the revolution to succeed. This means no more churchgoing, superstition or saints. A new calendar is made to erase Sundays and remove any reminders of the king's power.
Napoleon's new bureaucracy
Napoleon wanted officials based on ability not class or rank. Made middle class happy.
Russians grand army did what to Napoleon?
...
Directory
A group of 5 men who were given control of France following the Reign of Terror, It was controlled by the middle class,lacked support of the people, created by the constitution of 1795; held power from 1795 to 1799 - ineffective and corrupt
*the Directory
Reign of Terror
1793-4 period of panic where people where executed by Robespierre as 'enemies of the state' in France, (1793) Brutal program initiated by the French National Convention's Committee of Public Safety to silence critics of the republic.
sans-culottes
Members of the Pairs Commune; in the French revolution; ordinary patriots w/out fine clothes; long pants, working people or the poor.
bourgeois
French middle class, part of the third estate., made up of merchants, manufacturers, and professional people such as doctors and lawyers.
principle of intervention
right of powerful nations to maintain order throughout Europe
Continental System
Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy.
coup d'�tat
a sudden overthrow of the government
Bastille
A prison fortress in Paris that was attacked and destroyed on July 14, 1789 at the start of the French revolution
Robespierre
A French political leader of the 18th century. Headed the Committee of Public Safety, responsible for the Reign of Terror, was later executed.
elector
a citizen who has a legal right to vote
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
put an end to aristocratic privileges.
Rights given in the Declaration of Rights of Man and citizen were The right to free speech, free religion, free thought, right to security and the right to own property.
The economic crisis that triggered the French Revolution
by a bad harvest and slowdown in manufacturing
French Rebellions of 1789
the French peasants were reacting to the high cost of bread, high
taxes, and political inequality
threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI
to the throne caused the French Revolution to become more radical.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
was a law passed during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government. The Church was brought under the control of the French state.
After the Reign of Terror ended
the new government was unable to solve France's problems.
the collapse of Napoleon's Grand Empire
the drain on the country and economy of Napoleon's many wars
Congress of Vienna
(1814-1815 CE) Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon.
the consulate
Napoleon's new government after 1799
Napoleon's Civil Code
Napoleon's unified system of law
Napoleon's Civil Code treated women as less equal than men.
dependent states
kingdoms under the rule of Napoleon's relatives
allied states
countries defeated by Napoleon and forced to join his struggle against Britain
nationalism
unique cultural identity of a people to a nation
During most of the French Revolution
Napoleon was serving in the Army.
Napoleon's agreement with the Catholic Church
recognized Catholicism as the majority religion of France.
Duke of Wellington
British soldier and statesman; he led the British troops and Prussian troops against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
conservatism
A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability,
Klemens von Metternlch
most influential leader at Congress of VIenna
liberalism
.belief that people should be free from government restraint
A set of beliefs that includes the advocacy of positive government action to improve the welfare of individuals, support for civil rights, and tolerance for political and social change.
The Russians defeated Napoleon's Grand Army
by retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside.
Napoleon's empire collapsed
the coalition of other European states and the force of nationalism.
principles of intervention
the right to send armies into countries where there were revolutions in order to restore legitimate monarchs to their thrones
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy or government was based on ......
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy or government was based on ability rather than rank or birth
enlightenment Philosophies
...
French Estates
The Three Estates refer to the three divisions of European society in the Middle Ages: the nobles (first estate), the clergy (second estate), and the commoners (third estate).
de-christianization
the idea that the revolutionaries must destroy the power of the Catholic Church for the revolution to succeed. This means no more churchgoing, superstition or saints. A new calendar is made to erase Sundays and remove any reminders of the king's power.
Napoleon's new bureaucracy
Napoleon wanted officials based on ability not class or rank. Made middle class happy.
Russians grand army did what to Napoleon?
...