Megan Mallory
World History E-Core
Period 5
24 November 2004
Chapter 19 Review Questions
- Why
was there discontent with old regime in France?
- From
inequalities among the estates
- Why
did a crowd storm the Bastille?
- They
were demanding weapons and gunpowder that were believed to be stored
there, but they ended up killing one commander and 5 guards and even
released a few prisoners but received no weapons.
- What
was the slogan of the French Revolution?
- Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity
- What
happened to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1793?
- Louis
XVI was beheaded and Marie was also executed
- What
was the reign of terror?
- Lasted
from July 1793 to July 1794 and about 40,000 people died; in this
revolutionary courts conducted hasty trials and spectators greeted death
sentences with cries of “Hail the Republic!” or “Parish the traitors!”
- List
the reforms that Napoleon made as leader of France:
- Regulated
the economy to control prices
- Promoted
a system of public schools under strict government control
- Made
peace with catholic Church
- Encouraged
émigrés to return
- Created
the Napoleonic Code
- How
did Napoleon try to increase French power in Europe?
- Year
after year he marshaled the military might of France
to field enormous armies.
- What
was the result of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia?
- Napoleon
realized too lately that he could not feed his armies over the winter in Europe;
only 100,000 survived out of 600,000 on the way back
- How
did the Congress of Vienna try to restore the balance of power in Europe?
- They
tried to create a lasting peace by establishing a balance of power and
protecting the system of monarchy