Chapter
23 Questions
Section 1: Causes of the French Revolution
1.
How
did the structure of social classes in France lead to discontent?
2.
How
were economic problems a contributing cause of the French Revolution?
3.
How
did the economic crises in France lead to the meeting of the Estates-General?
Section 2: The French Revolution
Begins
1.
Why
did the Third Estate declare itself to be the National Assembly?
2.
What
were the French peasants reacting to in their rebellions of 1789?
3.
How
does the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflect Enlightenment
thought?
4.
What
was the connection between the actions of the representatives of the Third
Estate, the Estates-General, and those of the peasants during the Great Fear?
5.
How
did the French Revolution enter a new phase after storming the Bastille?
6.
Why
did the royal family attempt to leave France?
7.
In
what ways did the end of the old order move the revolution toward a more
radical phase?
Section 3: Chaos in France
1.
Why
did the French Revolution become more radical?
2.
What
radical steps did the National Convention take?
3.
How
did the new French Government deal with crises?
4.
Why
might the method of the King’s execution be significant?
5.
Why
did the French Government use force against its own people?
6.
How
did the constant transitions within the French Government influence its
effectiveness?
Section 4: Napoleon Rules France
1.
How
did the transition from the Committee of Public Safety to the Directory help
respond to the people’s needs?
2.
How
did instability in the French Government create an opportunity for Napoleon to
take power?
3.
How
did Napoleon’s military background shape his perspective?
4.
How
did Napoleon’s Civil Code address the problems with the French legal system
that were present before the Revolution?
Section 4: Napoleon’s Effects on
Europe
1.
Why
would changes in France cause concern in other European nations?
2.
Why
might Napoleon have chosen to ally with states instead of taking them over?
3.
What
were the consequences for a country conquered by Napoleon’s Grand Army?
4.
How
did Napoleon’s disaster in Russia affect both his Grand Army & France as a
nation?
5.
How
did Napoleon lose his empire?
6.
What
happened to revolutionary ideas after the French Revolution was over?
Section 5: European Reaction to
the French Revolution & Napoleon
1.
Why
did the turmoil of the French revolutionary years result in a conservative
European reaction?
2.
Why
did European leaders think it was important to apply conservatism at the
Congress of Vienna?
3.
What
happened to revolutionary ideas after the French Revolution was over?
4.
Why
did nationalism become popular after the French Revolution?
Writing Assignments
(Essays):
All
essay writing assignments should be 2-4 pages long (“front-back-front” is 3, for
example!) They must be labeled and handwritten. Proper essay format means an introduction,
body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
1.
In
proper essay format, discuss at least one political, economic, and social cause
of the French Revolution & if each was solved by the Revolution. Describe how each was solved or, if left
unsolved, how it continued to affect French society.
2.
In
proper essay format, answer the following:
Discuss how The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen and how
it addressed the concerns of the French people at the time it was written, influenced
France, other nations.
3.
In
proper essay format, discuss Napoleon’s motives for invading Russia, the
difficulties he faced regarding this invasion, Russia’s response to Napoleon’s
invasion, and the economic, human, and political toll of Napoleon’s retreat.
4.
In
proper essay format, answer the following: Did Napoleon preserve the ideals of
the French Revolution through his domestic and foreign policies? Choose two that he did preserve, two he did
not, and fully explain your opinions on each.
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