French Revolution

Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has

• land suited to agriculture

• adequate industry to supply consumer demands

• a moderate climate with rivers for irrigation

• common customs, language and history

A study of revolutions would most likely lead to the conclusion that pre-Revolutionary governments.

• are more concerned about human rights than the governments that replace them

• refuse to modernize their armed forces with advanced technology

• attempt to bring about the separation of government from religion

• fail to meet the political and economic needs of their people

What was the main purpose of the Congress of Vienna?

• To regain the strength lost by the Catholic Church in Europe

• To create a new military plan for European domination in the Americas

• To design a military plan to defeat Napoleon

• To create a balance of power on the European continent

The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would

• adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation

• restore Louis XVI to power

• provide stability for the nation

• end British control of France

In France, which was a major result of the French Revolution?

• the king was restored to unlimited power

• the clergy dominated government

• the middle class gained political influence

• the tax burden was carried by the lower class

“Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”- Lord Acton

Based on the quotation, what type of government would Lord Acton most likely support?

• Dictatorship

• Absolute monarchy

• Totalitarian state

• Representative democracy

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support

• a return to feudalism in Europe

• A government ruled by a divine monarchy

• A society ruled by the Catholic Church

• The rights of citizens to decide the best form of government

A primary cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the

• Increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate

• Rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte

• Actions of Prince Metternich

• Execution of Louis XVI

What was the socio-political system which existed in France prior to the Revolution?

• Democracy

• Old Regime

• Totalitarianism

• Republic

Which Estate was a privileged class that contained high-ranking members of the Church (clergy)?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth