French Revolution and Nationalism Test Review
When: Tuesday, March 18
Format: multiple-choice questions
1 or 2 paragraph response questions
Class dates covered: February 27–March 17
Weight: 5 times
Note Card: You are allowed to use a note sheet. Your name must be
on the card. Notes must be hand-written.
Some test items may not have been covered during class time.
While your teacher tries to raise important topics multiple times – class
presentations, readings, activities – sometimes time gets tight and
students need to draw information from their homework questions and
reading assignments alone.
Most of these topics are on the test; it may include a few items not on this list, but this nearly everything.
On this test, nearly everything was covered both in homework readings AND in class presentations.
BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What were the conditions in France that led to revolution (Economic and Social)?
2. What were the “estates” in France? Describe characteristics, size of population, ownership of land and
how they were taxed for each estate.
3. What was the Estates General? Why did the Third Estate feel that they had no voice?
4. What actions did the people take to rebel against the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI?
5. What was the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen? Where did these ideas come from?
6. What was the Tennis Court Oath?
7. Why did France have so much difficulty coming up with a government that worked?
8. Why did Prussia and Austria declare war on France during the revolution?
9. Who was Robespierre? How did he take control of the government?
10. What was “the terror”? How did it affect France and the revolution?
11. The people of which estate were most likely to be sent to the Guillotine?
12. How did Napoleon take control of France? Why was he popular? What did his government
accomplish?
13. How did the Napoleonic Wars change Europe and Latin/South America?
14. What were the two effects of the Battle of Trafalgar?
15. What was the Continental System?
16. What lands resisted Napoleon? How did Napoleon control lands that he conquered?
17. What led to the first defeat of Napoleon? What did his opponents do to get him out of power? Why did
he come back and how was he defeated again?
18. Describe how Spanish controlled Latin American society was structured.
19. How did Brazil gain its independence?
20. Describe conservative, liberal and radical philosophies of the 1800’s.
21. Describe nationalism as well as positive and negative effects of Nationalism.
22. Why was there further revolution in France (Third Republic)?
23. Describe 2 different types of nationalistic movements (table from notes and pg. 692).
24. Describe how Germany became one unified nation.
Possible Essay Questions:
 Compare and contrast the attempts of the United States and France to form government.
 Why was the Congress of Vienna formed? What were the results of this meeting?
 Compare and contrast different styles of art: Romanticism, Impressionism and Realism.
 Compare and contrast Simon Bolivar and George Washington.
NAMES AND TERMS
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
 The Estates General
 Latin America
 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
 Peninsulares
 Bourgeoisie
 Creoles

National Assembly
 Mulattos
 Tennis Court Oath
 Mestizos
 The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
 Simon Bolivar
 The Bastille
 Jose de San Martin
 Jacobins
 Haiti
 Guillotine
 Bolivia
 Maximillien Robespierre
 Louis-Napoleon
 Napoleon Bonaparte
 Russification
 Plebiscite
 Realpolitik
 Napoleonic Code
 Unification movement
 Louisiana Purchase
 State-building
 Guerilla warfare
 Otto von Bismarck
 Peninsular War
 Guiseppe Garibaldi
 Scorched Earth policy
 Gothic Novel
 Legitimacy
 Romanticism
 Balance of power
 Realism
 Klemens von Metternich
 Impressionism
 Holy Alliance
 Concert of Europe