in defence of the terror
... personally honest and pure, but then adds that this very feature made their fanaticism all the more dan gerous. The conclusion is thus the well-known cynical wisdom: better corruption than ethical purity, better a direct lust for power than obsession with one’s m ission.1 Wahnich’s book systematica ...
... personally honest and pure, but then adds that this very feature made their fanaticism all the more dan gerous. The conclusion is thus the well-known cynical wisdom: better corruption than ethical purity, better a direct lust for power than obsession with one’s m ission.1 Wahnich’s book systematica ...
French Revolution PP
... France was now at war with an alliance of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Sardinia, Austria, and Prussia A counter-revolutionary movement began within France The Committee of Public Safety was formed to protect the First Republic from foreign attacks & domestic counter-revolutionaries ...
... France was now at war with an alliance of Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Sardinia, Austria, and Prussia A counter-revolutionary movement began within France The Committee of Public Safety was formed to protect the First Republic from foreign attacks & domestic counter-revolutionaries ...
Yvonne Cupp, Jean Paul Marat
... MJ Sydenham, The Girondins (London: The Athlone Press, 1961), pg 17. ...
... MJ Sydenham, The Girondins (London: The Athlone Press, 1961), pg 17. ...
The French Revolution - krayhistory / Kray History
... c. The king then dismissed the nobles and established new taxes by decree. The Parlements controlled by the nobility, blocked tax increases as well as new taxes in order to force the king to share power with the Second Estate. a. Asserted some “fundamental laws” against which no king could violate s ...
... c. The king then dismissed the nobles and established new taxes by decree. The Parlements controlled by the nobility, blocked tax increases as well as new taxes in order to force the king to share power with the Second Estate. a. Asserted some “fundamental laws” against which no king could violate s ...
The French Revolution
... c. The king then dismissed the nobles and established new taxes by decree. The Parlements controlled by the nobility, blocked tax increases as well as new taxes in order to force the king to share power with the Second Estate. a. Asserted some ―fundamental laws‖ against which no king could violate s ...
... c. The king then dismissed the nobles and established new taxes by decree. The Parlements controlled by the nobility, blocked tax increases as well as new taxes in order to force the king to share power with the Second Estate. a. Asserted some ―fundamental laws‖ against which no king could violate s ...
The Enlightenment (circa 1650-1790)
... and was called the _______________ ________________. It would last three years. Within the new government three major groups formed representing the left, right, and center. On the right were the Girondists. They felt the revolution had gone far enough. In the middle was the Plain. To the left were ...
... and was called the _______________ ________________. It would last three years. Within the new government three major groups formed representing the left, right, and center. On the right were the Girondists. They felt the revolution had gone far enough. In the middle was the Plain. To the left were ...
The French Revolution - Erie School District
... 1. The French Revolution was partly influenced by the American Revolution a. Many French soldiers had served in America during the American Revolution. b. The French bourgeoisie and lower nobility were intrigued by American ideals of liberty. c. Massive French aid to the Americans resulted in an inc ...
... 1. The French Revolution was partly influenced by the American Revolution a. Many French soldiers had served in America during the American Revolution. b. The French bourgeoisie and lower nobility were intrigued by American ideals of liberty. c. Massive French aid to the Americans resulted in an inc ...
causes of the french revolution
... French’. The Left agitated in response for a republic, and radicals like the incorruptible Maximilien Robespierre denigrated a system that had not introduced universal male suffrage. The radicals even started in-fighting amongst themselves with the Montagnards triumphing over the slightly more moder ...
... French’. The Left agitated in response for a republic, and radicals like the incorruptible Maximilien Robespierre denigrated a system that had not introduced universal male suffrage. The radicals even started in-fighting amongst themselves with the Montagnards triumphing over the slightly more moder ...
Revolutions: What is a revolution?
... For the French Revolution it is vital that you understand the sequence of events that lead up to the end of the Monarchy and the establishment of the Republic Sept 21, 1792. This date ends Area of Inquiry 3. There is a PowerPoint ‘End of the Monarchy’ that has all of this in it. Here the King action ...
... For the French Revolution it is vital that you understand the sequence of events that lead up to the end of the Monarchy and the establishment of the Republic Sept 21, 1792. This date ends Area of Inquiry 3. There is a PowerPoint ‘End of the Monarchy’ that has all of this in it. Here the King action ...
The French Revolution
... conspiring with Austria to put down French rebellion. Bonaparte, Napoleon- General who led French victory over Austria. He gained power in France through a coup d’état. Louis XVI- King of France when the French Revolution began. At age 19, he married Marie Antoinette to strengthen his throne. Althou ...
... conspiring with Austria to put down French rebellion. Bonaparte, Napoleon- General who led French victory over Austria. He gained power in France through a coup d’état. Louis XVI- King of France when the French Revolution began. At age 19, he married Marie Antoinette to strengthen his throne. Althou ...
Chapter 18 - The French Revolution
... control and trying to save face, formally asked the First and Second Estates to meet with the National Assembly where voting would be by head and not order. ...
... control and trying to save face, formally asked the First and Second Estates to meet with the National Assembly where voting would be by head and not order. ...
Lecture Notes - Southmoreland School District
... 2. It was the wealthiest country in Europe (but not per capita). 3. It had a productive economy: French exports were larger than Britain’s to the European continent. 4. French culture dominated the continent. a. French was the language of official diplomacy and also spoken in most European courts. b ...
... 2. It was the wealthiest country in Europe (but not per capita). 3. It had a productive economy: French exports were larger than Britain’s to the European continent. 4. French culture dominated the continent. a. French was the language of official diplomacy and also spoken in most European courts. b ...
Marie Antoinette Facts: Queen to Louis XVI of France 1774
... end the revolution and free the royal family. She urged her brother, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, to intervene, and supported a declaration of war against Austria in April, 1792, which she hoped would result in the defeat of France. Her unpopularity helped lead to the overthrow of the monarchy ...
... end the revolution and free the royal family. She urged her brother, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, to intervene, and supported a declaration of war against Austria in April, 1792, which she hoped would result in the defeat of France. Her unpopularity helped lead to the overthrow of the monarchy ...
McIntoshFrenchRevolution
... All laws were created by the Legislative Assembly Feudalism was abolished ...
... All laws were created by the Legislative Assembly Feudalism was abolished ...
French Revolution
... • Law of Suspects: Allowed any revolutionary committee to arrest citizens who are suspected as traitors ...
... • Law of Suspects: Allowed any revolutionary committee to arrest citizens who are suspected as traitors ...
Jacques-Louis David and the Festival of Unity
... trees and shrubs for the occasion to signify the victory of nature. A fountain of a female representation of Nature, modeled after an Egyptian goddess, who issued water from her breasts, was constructed. The ceremony began with a cantata whose text was based upon “The Profession of Faith of a Savoy ...
... trees and shrubs for the occasion to signify the victory of nature. A fountain of a female representation of Nature, modeled after an Egyptian goddess, who issued water from her breasts, was constructed. The ceremony began with a cantata whose text was based upon “The Profession of Faith of a Savoy ...
The French Revolution
... To top it all off, He married a foreigner of Austria, Queen Marie Antoinette which the people despised. In 1792, the newly elected National Convention declared France a republic and brought Louis to trial for crimes against the people and was eventually executed. ...
... To top it all off, He married a foreigner of Austria, Queen Marie Antoinette which the people despised. In 1792, the newly elected National Convention declared France a republic and brought Louis to trial for crimes against the people and was eventually executed. ...
The French Revolution
... government & ruled France like a dictator of a year “Rein of Terror” against suspected” enemies of the revolution” Approx. 3000 people were executed during the year ...
... government & ruled France like a dictator of a year “Rein of Terror” against suspected” enemies of the revolution” Approx. 3000 people were executed during the year ...
Western Civilization II HIS-102
... The three estates were to be seated in different chambers The Third Estate refused to be segregated Requested that all three estates sit in the same chamber King announced that the voting would be by estate with each having one vote Third Estate refused to pass any measures ...
... The three estates were to be seated in different chambers The Third Estate refused to be segregated Requested that all three estates sit in the same chamber King announced that the voting would be by estate with each having one vote Third Estate refused to pass any measures ...
CHAPTER 20 The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, 1789
... radical members of the Convention—those who supported the movement of the sansculottes—were Jacobins. The Girondins were a more moderate faction who supported the French war effort. As the Girondins were unable to control the mounting violence in the countryside and in the cities, the Jacobins were ...
... radical members of the Convention—those who supported the movement of the sansculottes—were Jacobins. The Girondins were a more moderate faction who supported the French war effort. As the Girondins were unable to control the mounting violence in the countryside and in the cities, the Jacobins were ...
Chapter 18 Vocabulary Marie Antoinette (1755
... brother of Louis XVI. He helped to formulate the king’s disastrous plan to flee France. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, his brother (not the dead Louis XVI) became king as Louis XVIII (the dead son of Louis XVI being counted XVII) and when he died in 1824, the Count of Artois became Charles X un ...
... brother of Louis XVI. He helped to formulate the king’s disastrous plan to flee France. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, his brother (not the dead Louis XVI) became king as Louis XVIII (the dead son of Louis XVI being counted XVII) and when he died in 1824, the Count of Artois became Charles X un ...
The Reign of Terror Documents Source A … The guillotine, the new
... … The guillotine, the new instrument of egalitarian justice, was put to work. Public executions were considered educational. Women were encouraged to sit and knit during trials and executions. The Revolutionary Tribunal ordered the execution of 2,400 people in Paris by July 1794. Across France 30,00 ...
... … The guillotine, the new instrument of egalitarian justice, was put to work. Public executions were considered educational. Women were encouraged to sit and knit during trials and executions. The Revolutionary Tribunal ordered the execution of 2,400 people in Paris by July 1794. Across France 30,00 ...
The French Revolution
... -disagrees with Robespierre’s ide of virtue -D’Anton believes terror has to be stopped and bring a normalization back to France -D’Anton executed for going against Robespierre’s ideas -last phase of the terror -tempo of executions increased -New holiday proclaimed by Robespierre -was seen as Robespi ...
... -disagrees with Robespierre’s ide of virtue -D’Anton believes terror has to be stopped and bring a normalization back to France -D’Anton executed for going against Robespierre’s ideas -last phase of the terror -tempo of executions increased -New holiday proclaimed by Robespierre -was seen as Robespi ...