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Bell Quiz: Pages 517-533
1. What was Louis XVI charged
with?
2. What was the Reign of Terror?
3. Where was Napoleon Born?
4. When was Napoleon crowned
Emperor of France?
5. Where was Napoleon’s final
defeat?
Answers
1. Plotting against the security of
the nation (Treason).
2. The period during the French
Revolution when the National
Convention worked to suppress
all opposition.
3. The French island of Corsica.
4. 1804
5. Waterloo
Objectives
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Explain how the National Convention ruled
France.
Describe how the Reign of Terror affected
France.
Analyze why Napoleon was able to come to
power.
Describe how Napoleon reorganized Europe.
Analyze the events that led to Napoleon’s
final defeat at Waterloo.
Describe how the congress of Vienna
attempted to restore stability to Europe.
Chapter 21 Section 3 Terms
Georges-Jacques Danton
Maximilien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
Committee of Public Safety
Reign of Terror
Napoleon Bonaparte
Coup d’etat
National Convention
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The National Convention became the new
governing body of France.
The National Convention was a Republic.
The National Convention stopped the
invasion of Austria and Prussia.
Louis XVI was put on trial for plotting
against the New Regime.
Louis was found guilty and sentenced to
death.
January 21, 1793 Louis XVI was beheaded
by the guillotine.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l
9HkWlgv3g8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3
dmeTZfNq4&safe=active (Guillotine)
The Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
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Period from September 1793-July 1794 when
the Robespierre and the National Convention
attempted to suppress all opposition and
revolts.
Robespierre and Georges-Jacques Danton
(leaders of the committee of Public Safety)
killed 17,000 by guillotine and another 25,000
using other methods.
Robespierre also had Danton executed when
Danton suggested that they end the killings.
The Reign of Terror ends only after
Robespierre is arrested and guillotined.
The Reign of Terror
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Period during the French
Revolution when the National
Convention worked to suppress
all opposition.
The National Convention
established Revolutionary
Tribunal to punish enemies of
the Republic.
Marie-Antoinette was one
victim of the Reign of Terror.
The economic situation in
France did not improve under
the National Convention
By 1794 many French people
saw the need for another
change in government.
The Directory
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In 1795 the National Convention
completed the new French constitution.
The constitution created a two-house
legislature.
The executive branch of new government
was know as the Directory
The Directory was made up of five
individuals know as directors.
The Directory was completely ineffective
Its Failure paved the way for a military
dictatorship in France.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=wXsZbkt0yqo
Lady Gaga
Chapter 21.1-21.3 Handout
Right Wing vs Left Wing
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Conservative=Old Fashioned,
traditional.
Radical=Liberal, Open
minded, extremist, fanatical
Moderate=Reasonable,
sensible
Conservatives (Right):
Believed the revolution
went far enough. Keep
the king and limit his
authority.
Radicals (Left): Wanted
drastic government
changes. No king,
establish republic, make
reforms.
Moderates (Center):
Held no extreme views.
Sided with Conservatives
or Radicals depending on
the issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4BIlEK9
4fI&feature=related
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Assignment: Divide paper into 5
sections. Must list 25 facts from the video
describing The Role of… George-Jacque
Danton, Maximilien Robespierre, JeanPaul Marat, King Louis XVI, and MarieAntoinette.
Must have at least 3 facts in each
category.
Chapter 21 Section 4&5 Terms
Napoleonic Code
Plebiscite
Scorched Earth Policy
Nationalism
Duke of Wellington
Legitimacy
Indemnity
Prince Metternich
Liberalism
Congress of Vienna
Use pages 521-528 to create a
timeline of Napoleonic events
1796
1797
1799
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1807
1808
1809
1812
1813
1814
1815
1821
Napoleon’s Accomplishments In
Government
Concordat
Napoleonic
Code
Accomplishments of
Napoleon’s
Government
Bank of
France
Broke
Alliances
Public
Education
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Considered one of the
greatest generals of all
time.
Became a General at the
age of 26.
Napoleon was only 5’2”
but had a very strong
personality.
Well organized and skilled
at managing both political
and military affairs.
Led the French armies to
victory over the most
powerful armies in Europe
and established a vast
empire.
Napoleon Takes Power
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In 1799 Napoleon and
his supporters in the
legislature plotted to
overthrow the
government.
Napoleon’s seizure of
political power by force
is referred to as a coup
d’etat
The coup d’etat of 1799
made Napoleon the
dictator of France.
The Napoleonic Era
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Napoleon reorganized and centralized that government to give himself
unlimited power.
Napoleon organized all French law into a system called the Napoleonic
Code.
1804, the French people voted and declared France an empire.
Napoleon became the Emperor of France.
By 1809 Napoleon was in control of most of Europe.
Fall of Napoleon
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Napoleon decided to invade Russia with 600,000 men and 50,000 horses.
Napoleon lost more than 400,000 soldiers to disease, cold, and hunger.
Napoleon ordered a retreat on October 19, 1812.
Monarchs in Western Europe took advantage of Napoleons defeat in Russia.
Napoleon was finally defeated and agreed to give up the French throne.
The monarchy was restored in France.
Louis XVI’s brother Louis XVIII was named the king of France.
Napoleon was banned to the Island of Elba
The Hundred Days
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Napoleon escapes from Elba
in 1815 and returns to France
to overthrow the monarchy.
Napoleon takes Paris on
March 20th.
Prussia, Great Britain, and the
Netherlands attack France
and defeat Napoleon at
Waterloo.
Napoleon is banished to the
island of St. Helena near the
southern tip of Africa.
The Congress of Vienna
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After Napoleon’s defeat the major European
powers and their monarchies tried to
restore order, keep the peace, and suppress
the ideas of Revolution.
The Congress of Vienna was setup to
achieve these goals.
The Congress focused on three principles.
• The countries that had suffered the most under
Napoleon’s rule had to be repaid.
• The balance of power had to be resorted in
Europe, no nation should become to powerful.
• All decisions would follow the rule of legitimacy,
all former ruling families should be restored to
their thrones.
Prince Metternich
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For 30 years after the Congress
of Vienna, Prince Metternich of
Austria led a movement to end
representative government and
restore all of Europe to
monarchies.
The rest of the 1800’s and the
early 1900’s will result in wars and
revolutions between those who
want monarchies and those who
want democracies (liberalism).
Many dictators will eventually come
to power resulting in two World
Wars.
Chapter 21.4 and 21.5
Handout