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21.3 THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
A. The National Convention
1. Delegates were elected by universal
_______________ suffrage
2. Abolished the monarchy and instituted
a ____________ after the Jacobins
(Messrs. Marat, Danton, and
Robespierre) won more support than
the _______________.
B. Exporting the Revolution
1. Most European monarchs supported
the status quo against the __________.
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2. The Committee of Public Safety was
created by the National Convention to deal
with the War of the First Coalition and the
_______________ unrest.
** ________________ of 18-25 year old
unmarried men allowed for a new
nationalistic army where all could serve
and rise to the rank of officers.
** Counterrevolutionaries needed to be
identified and _____________ for the sake
of the republic.
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3. As the _________________ progressed
France began to win the war, but the mass
executions were criticized for being
weighted against the ___________.
4. The execution of _______________ brought
an end to the Reign of Terror, and a feeling
that the experiment with a republic was
excessive and had ________________.
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C. Notable reforms (some short-lived) of the
National Convention
1. Opened new ____________
2. Supported free ____________ schools for
children in elementary school
3. Abolition of ____________ in colonies
4. Institution of the __________ system of
measurement
5. New _______________ (did not last)
6. Victory in the War of the First Coalition
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D. The Directory
1. Established by the new constitution of
the National Convention
2. Power lay with ____________, and only
male _______________ could vote
3. Five directors were held _____________
authority.
4. _________________, but demonstrated a
willingness to use military force to
defend itself.
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E. Napoleon Bonaparte
1. Born on ___________ in 1769
2. Attended military school in _________
3. Successful student, but known for
being ___________
4. Married the influential Josephine
deBeauharnais and quickly rose
through the ranks of the French army,
even saving the _____________ from
mob attack
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5. Defeated Italians and Austrians (1796-97)
and then went on to Egypt to challenge
____________________
6. By 1799 Napoleon's military excursion in
Egypt is going ___________. Aware of the
internal strife and feeling the time is right
for a coup d-etat, he ______________ the
Directory and established himself as the de
facto dictator.