History Summer Preparation – watch the following documentary on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pXxoyk5wOo and answer the following
questions
Deadline: 12th September 2016
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION History Channel HD – “A man who is used to acting
in one way never changes; he must come to ruin when the times, in changing, no longer
are in harmony with his ways.” Niccolò Machiavelli
1. What did the French Revolution bring to the people of France?
2. Who was Robespierre and what was his fate?
3. Key features of the Palace of Versailles:
4. Key features of Louis XVI’s personality:
5. What were the political advantages of his marriage to Marie Antoinette?
6. What sparks controversy in the early years of their marriage?
7. What was the outcome of the Seven Years War?
8. What put strain on the French government?
9. What ‘throne’ did Louis XVI inherit? How did Louis feel upon his accession?
10. What was the age of Enlightenment?
11. Why was the Enlightenment dangerous to the aristocracy?
12. What served as an example of Enlightenment in action?
13. What was the outcome of French involvement in the American War of Independence?
14. What was Marie Antionette’s daily life like at Versailles?
15. Why was Marie labelled Madame Deficit?
16. What pressure was in the young couple?
17. What charge did Robespierre lay at Louis’ door?
18. What grievances did the French people have?
19. What was Necker’s role?
20. What was the Estates General?
21. What was the Tennis Court Oath?
22. What was the Bastille a symbol of?
23. What is the symbolism of the tricolour?
24. How did the National Assembly react to the initial violence?
25. What happened to the Bastille?
26. The Declaration of the Rights of man and citizens – what does it call for?
27. Who was Marat? What was his contribution to the Revolution?
28. What factors led to the march on Versailles?
29. What were the events of the march on Versailles?
30. What was the political outcome?
31. What had Louis decided by 1791? Did he achieve his aim?
32. How and why was the Guillotine introduced?
33. What happens in April 1792?
34. What leads to the birth of the new Republic?
35. What happened during the September massacre?
36. What were Louis’ final words?
37. How does Marat become a martyr for the Revolution?
38. What was the final charge laid at Marie’s door? What was her response? What was
Marie’s fate?
39. How was France weakened as a result of her involvement in the War? Why would the
other European powers want to do this?
40. What new measures were introduced by Robespierre’s government? Why introduce
these?
41. How did Robespierre’s ideas change from the early days of the revolution? How did he
justify these changes? Why do you think these changed?
42. Why was the Catholic Church seen as an enemy of the Revolution? How did the
Revolutionaries seek to challenge/ change this?
43. Why did Robespierre turn on the Dantonists?
44. How many were executed during the height of the Grand Terror?
45. Why did the Revolutionaries eventually turn on Robespierre?
46. Why do you think it took the execution of Robespierre to eventually end the terror?
47. How much violence do you think is justified in creating a just society? Did Robespierre
go too far? Why?