Chapter 20

The Revolution in Politics

Anatomy of a Revolution

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Background to Revolution 620-625 How did the social structure of France create imbalance and conflict?

Background to Revolution 620-625 How did the social structure of France create imbalance and conflict?

Background to Revolution 620-625 How did the social structure of France create imbalance and conflict?

• What was the long-standing historical interpretation of the conflict in France?

Background to Revolution 620-625

Background to Revolution 620-625

Background to Revolution 620-625 How did the French monarchy lose its prestige?

Background to Revolution 620-625 What was the immediate impact of the American Revolution on France?

Background to Revolution 620-625 What was the immediate impact of the American Revolution on France?

Background to Revolution 620-625 What was France’s economic crisis and what measures were unavailable to Louis XVI?

Background to Revolution

What social, political, and economic factors formed the background to the French Revolution?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How/why did the formation of the National Assembly begin the French Revolution?

• What is the makeup of the Estates General?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How/why did the formation of the National Assembly begin the French Revolution?

• What issue divides the Estates General?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How/why did the formation of the National Assembly begin the French Revolution?

• What is the first act of revolution?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 What was the first act of violent revolution by the common people, and what were its implications?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How did the Revolution gain momentum in the countryside and in the National Assembly?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How did the March on Versailles escalate the situation?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How did the National Assembly begin to drastically change France's government and society?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How did the National Assembly begin to drastically change France's government and society?

• What disagreements arise over the new legislation?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633

Politics and the People, 1789-1791 625-633 How did the events in France frustrate Saint-Domingue?

Politics and the People, 1789-1791

How did the events of 1789 result in a constitutional monarchy in France, and how did the new constitution affect the various members of French society at home and in the colony of Saint-Domingue?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 How were events in France debated outside of its borders?

• How did Louis XVI arouse the French people and seal his fate?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 How/why did the first Revolutionary War begin?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 How/why did the first Revolutionary War begin?

• How do the initial stages of the war drastically alter France’s government?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 What were the causes and impacts of the Second Revolution?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 What were the causes and impacts of the Second Revolution?

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World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 What were the causes and impacts of the Second Revolution?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 How/why did the Revolution radicalize into the Reign of Terror?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 How/why did the Revolution radicalize into the Reign of Terror?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 How did events in Saint-Domingue also radicalize?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 What was the Thermidorian reaction and how did it seek to stabilize France?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799 633-644 What was the Thermidorian reaction and how did it seek to stabilize France?

World War and Republican France, 1791-1799

How and why did the Revolution take a radical turn at home and in the colonies?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 How did Napoleon change France internally?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 How did Napoleon create an empire that dominated Europe?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 How did Napoleon fail in Haiti?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 In the long run, why was Napoleon's personality his downfall?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 In the long run, why was Napoleon's personality his downfall?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 In the long run, why was Napoleon's personality his downfall?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 In the long run, why was Napoleon's personality his downfall?

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Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 In the long run, why was Napoleon's personality his downfall?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 In the long run, why was Napoleon's personality his downfall?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 644-651 In the long run, why was Napoleon's personality his downfall?

Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815

Why did Napoleon Bonaparte assume control of France, and what factors led to his downfall? How did the new republic of Haiti gain independence from France?

Chapter 20 The Revolution in Politics

To what extent was Europe revolutionized from 1789 to 1815?