examination 1 Review:
This is your first examination. You exam will cover chapters 1-4 in your text, The Revolutionary Era. Please make sure you have read these chapters as well as have studied your notes.
The examination will consist of ID/Historical significance short answers and two essay questions. You will need to bring a bluebook to class.
Revolution in France:
· How did the French Revolution and Napoleon transform France’s government and society?
· What crisis did the French monarch face in 1789? What were the underlying conditions? What were the immediate causes?
· Why did Louis XVI convene the Estates General? What issues did the Delegate have to solve before they could do anything? What groups made up the Estates General?
· Know the main phases of the French Revolution.
· What led to the formation of the National Assembly? Who were the leaders? What did this body seek?
· What led to the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens? Why is this document important?
· How did the Revolution reconstruct society in France? Look for political, social, ecclesiastic, etc. Who were the Jacobins, Girondins, Mountain?
· What issues led to France's involvement in foreign wars in 1792? How did the Declaration of Pillnitz tie into this? What were the results of this involvement in foreign wars?
· Why did the Revolution become radical in 1792? How did the monarchy end? What role did the sans-culottes play in the radicalization process? How did the Jacobins came to power in 1792 and how did their rule affected France and Europe
· What was the “Republic or Virtue” and how was it governed? What role did the “Committee of Public Safety” play? What was responsible for the "Reign of Terror"
· Know what the Thermidorian Reaction was. What were the "Bands of Jesus"? What was the Directory and was it stable and successful?
The Napoleonic Era:
· How did Napoleon come to power in France in 1799?
· Know what Napoleon's domestic reforms entailed? i.e. Code Napoleon, Concordat with the Catholic Church, Educational Reforms, and Administrative Reforms.
· How does Napoleon go about building a French Empire? What was the circumstances surrounding Napoleon's coronation as Emperor of France?
· What was the Continental System? Why did Napoleon impose it upon Europe? How did it affect Napoleon's overall strategy? How did it affect the rest of Europe.
· Why did Napoleon invade Spain in 1808 and why was this a failure?
· Why did Napoleon invade Russia in 1812 and why was this a failure?
· How was Napoleon defeated in 1814 and again in 1815? What were the "100 Days?"
· What was the Congress of Vienna? What issues were the delegates trying to solve? Who were the main delegates? What were the attitudes of the delegates? How was Europe reorganized? Was it a true Restoration? What was the concept of “Legitimacy” and how was it interpreted? How were the delegates at Vienna able to create a system that would keep peace in Europe for 99 years? What is the significance of the Congress of Vienna in settling the problems created by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
The Industrial Revolution And European Society:
· Be able to describe the ways in which the Industrial Revolution changed European Society. How did life change? What were some of the demographic changes discussed in the text as well as in class?
· Know the trends in population and demographics during the latter decades of the 19th Century. What led to these demographic trends?
· What is proletarianization? Know the meaning of the term proletarianization as it applied to later-nineteenth-century workers and businesses
· Know the ways in which changes in markets affected artisans and craft organizations
· The working class Proletariat developed during this time. Know what conditions were like among the working classes? i.e. their lifestyle, values, mores, living conditions, working conditions. How were women and children affected by the development of the Proletariat/Industrial Society?
· Understand what led to the rise in crime and efforts to combat this.
· What was the Middle Class (Bourgeoisie)? Be able to describe their lifestyles, values, mores and ideals.
· What role did “Classical Economics” play in the development of European society between 1832 and 1850? Who were some of the Classical Economic philosophers and what did they advocate? How and why was the Middle Class able to use Classical Economics to their justification?
· Why did Marxism become so influential among European socialists?
· Why did European workers turned to trade unions and political participation after the Revolutions of 1848?
· Socialism arose as a response to the rise of the Industrial Society and Classical Economic theory. Know the variations of Socialism including the one discussed in your text? i.e. Utopian Socialism, Anarchism and Marxism
· What were the main points of Marxist socialism?
Restoration and Romanticism:
· What was the Congress of Vienna? What issues were the delegates trying to solve? Who were the main delegates? What were the attitudes of the delegates? How was Europe reorganized? Was it a true Restoration? What was the concept of “Legitimacy” and how was it interpreted? How were the delegates at Vienna able to create a system that would keep peace in Europe for 99 years? What is the significance of the Congress of Vienna in settling the problems created by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
· What is nationalism?
· Understand the role of nationalism as both a positive and negative force in nineteenth-century Europe
· What problems did nationalism created in different areas of Europe?
· What were the basic goals of European liberals?
· What was liberalism, and what was its meaning in the context of nineteenth-century European politics and economics?
Understand the relationship between liberalism and nationalism and its impact on modern world history
· What efforts were undertaken to Liberalize Early-Nineteenth-Century European Political Structures?
TERMS:
1. Third Estate
2. Tennis Court Oath
3. Bastille
4. Great Fear
5. Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens
6. Women’s March on Versailles
7. “Flight to Verannes”
8. Jacobin
9. Girondin
10. sans-culottes
11. Robespierre
12. “Reign of Terror”
13. Thermidorean Reaction
14. Code Napoleon
15. Concordat with the Church 1801
16. Tousaint L’Ouverture
17. Continental System
18. Treaty of Tilsit
19. The Hundred Days
20. Battle of Waterloo
21. Thomas Newcomen
22. George Stephenson
23. Proletariat
24. Luddites
25. Classical Economic Theory
26. Thomas Malthus
27. Utopian Socialism
28. Robert Owen
29. Karl Marx/Communist Manifesto
30. Quadruple Alliance
31. Klemmens von Metternich
32. Alexander I
33. Liberalism
34. Romanticism
35. Volkgeist
36. Nationalism
37. Conservatism
38. Giuseppe Mazzini
The examination will consist of ID/Historical significance short answers and two essay questions. You will need to bring a bluebook to class.
Revolution in France:
· How did the French Revolution and Napoleon transform France’s government and society?
· What crisis did the French monarch face in 1789? What were the underlying conditions? What were the immediate causes?
· Why did Louis XVI convene the Estates General? What issues did the Delegate have to solve before they could do anything? What groups made up the Estates General?
· Know the main phases of the French Revolution.
· What led to the formation of the National Assembly? Who were the leaders? What did this body seek?
· What led to the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens? Why is this document important?
· How did the Revolution reconstruct society in France? Look for political, social, ecclesiastic, etc. Who were the Jacobins, Girondins, Mountain?
· What issues led to France's involvement in foreign wars in 1792? How did the Declaration of Pillnitz tie into this? What were the results of this involvement in foreign wars?
· Why did the Revolution become radical in 1792? How did the monarchy end? What role did the sans-culottes play in the radicalization process? How did the Jacobins came to power in 1792 and how did their rule affected France and Europe
· What was the “Republic or Virtue” and how was it governed? What role did the “Committee of Public Safety” play? What was responsible for the "Reign of Terror"
· Know what the Thermidorian Reaction was. What were the "Bands of Jesus"? What was the Directory and was it stable and successful?
The Napoleonic Era:
· How did Napoleon come to power in France in 1799?
· Know what Napoleon's domestic reforms entailed? i.e. Code Napoleon, Concordat with the Catholic Church, Educational Reforms, and Administrative Reforms.
· How does Napoleon go about building a French Empire? What was the circumstances surrounding Napoleon's coronation as Emperor of France?
· What was the Continental System? Why did Napoleon impose it upon Europe? How did it affect Napoleon's overall strategy? How did it affect the rest of Europe.
· Why did Napoleon invade Spain in 1808 and why was this a failure?
· Why did Napoleon invade Russia in 1812 and why was this a failure?
· How was Napoleon defeated in 1814 and again in 1815? What were the "100 Days?"
· What was the Congress of Vienna? What issues were the delegates trying to solve? Who were the main delegates? What were the attitudes of the delegates? How was Europe reorganized? Was it a true Restoration? What was the concept of “Legitimacy” and how was it interpreted? How were the delegates at Vienna able to create a system that would keep peace in Europe for 99 years? What is the significance of the Congress of Vienna in settling the problems created by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
The Industrial Revolution And European Society:
- What gave rise to the Industrial Revolution? Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England (Great Britain)? Know the basic course of the Industrial Revolution. What were some of the other developments of the Industrial Revolution? How did the Steam Engine play into the Industrial Revolution? Why did the Industrial Revolution not occur on the European mainland until after 1815?
· Be able to describe the ways in which the Industrial Revolution changed European Society. How did life change? What were some of the demographic changes discussed in the text as well as in class?
· Know the trends in population and demographics during the latter decades of the 19th Century. What led to these demographic trends?
· What is proletarianization? Know the meaning of the term proletarianization as it applied to later-nineteenth-century workers and businesses
· Know the ways in which changes in markets affected artisans and craft organizations
· The working class Proletariat developed during this time. Know what conditions were like among the working classes? i.e. their lifestyle, values, mores, living conditions, working conditions. How were women and children affected by the development of the Proletariat/Industrial Society?
· Understand what led to the rise in crime and efforts to combat this.
· What was the Middle Class (Bourgeoisie)? Be able to describe their lifestyles, values, mores and ideals.
· What role did “Classical Economics” play in the development of European society between 1832 and 1850? Who were some of the Classical Economic philosophers and what did they advocate? How and why was the Middle Class able to use Classical Economics to their justification?
· Why did Marxism become so influential among European socialists?
· Why did European workers turned to trade unions and political participation after the Revolutions of 1848?
· Socialism arose as a response to the rise of the Industrial Society and Classical Economic theory. Know the variations of Socialism including the one discussed in your text? i.e. Utopian Socialism, Anarchism and Marxism
· What were the main points of Marxist socialism?
Restoration and Romanticism:
· What was the Congress of Vienna? What issues were the delegates trying to solve? Who were the main delegates? What were the attitudes of the delegates? How was Europe reorganized? Was it a true Restoration? What was the concept of “Legitimacy” and how was it interpreted? How were the delegates at Vienna able to create a system that would keep peace in Europe for 99 years? What is the significance of the Congress of Vienna in settling the problems created by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
· What is nationalism?
· Understand the role of nationalism as both a positive and negative force in nineteenth-century Europe
· What problems did nationalism created in different areas of Europe?
· What were the basic goals of European liberals?
· What was liberalism, and what was its meaning in the context of nineteenth-century European politics and economics?
Understand the relationship between liberalism and nationalism and its impact on modern world history
· What efforts were undertaken to Liberalize Early-Nineteenth-Century European Political Structures?
TERMS:
1. Third Estate
2. Tennis Court Oath
3. Bastille
4. Great Fear
5. Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens
6. Women’s March on Versailles
7. “Flight to Verannes”
8. Jacobin
9. Girondin
10. sans-culottes
11. Robespierre
12. “Reign of Terror”
13. Thermidorean Reaction
14. Code Napoleon
15. Concordat with the Church 1801
16. Tousaint L’Ouverture
17. Continental System
18. Treaty of Tilsit
19. The Hundred Days
20. Battle of Waterloo
21. Thomas Newcomen
22. George Stephenson
23. Proletariat
24. Luddites
25. Classical Economic Theory
26. Thomas Malthus
27. Utopian Socialism
28. Robert Owen
29. Karl Marx/Communist Manifesto
30. Quadruple Alliance
31. Klemmens von Metternich
32. Alexander I
33. Liberalism
34. Romanticism
35. Volkgeist
36. Nationalism
37. Conservatism
38. Giuseppe Mazzini
