WH FINAL TEST STUDY SET A UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Estates General
Answer:
assembly composed of representatives of the 3 estates in pre-Revolutionary France; had the authority
to reform the tax system
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2. National Assembly
Answer:
Members of the 3rd Estate in the French Revolution who convened and signed the Tennis Court Oath
and the Declaration of the Rights of Man
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3. Reign of Terror
Answer:
period of mass executions during the French Revolution; 1793-1794
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4. Code Napoleon
Answer:
result of a commission set up by Napoleon to organize many of the laws that were passed during the
French Revolution
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5. Napoleonic Wars
Answer:
series of wars fought between France and other European countries including Britain and Russia
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6. Great Powers
Answer:
major European nations during the 19th Century; met in London and recognized Belgian
independence in 1831
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7. Napoleon Bonaparte
Answer:
rose to power after the French Revolution; emperor from 1804 to 1815; controlled much of Europe
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8. Otto von Bismarck
Answer:
became Chancellor of Prussia in 1862; driving force behind the unification of the German states
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Estates General
Answer:
assembly composed of representatives of the 3 estates in pre-Revolutionary France; had the authority
to reform the tax system
Question:
2. National Assembly
Answer:
Members of the 3rd Estate in the French Revolution who convened and signed the Tennis Court Oath
and the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Question:
3. Reign of Terror
Answer:
period of mass executions during the French Revolution; 1793-1794
Question:
4. Code Napoleon
Answer:
result of a commission set up by Napoleon to organize many of the laws that were passed during the
French Revolution
Question:
5. Napoleonic Wars
Answer:
series of wars fought between France and other European countries including Britain and Russia
Question:
6. Great Powers
Answer:
major European nations during the 19th Century; met in London and recognized Belgian
independence in 1831
Question:
7. Napoleon Bonaparte
Answer:
rose to power after the French Revolution; emperor from 1804 to 1815; controlled much of Europe
Question:
8. Otto von Bismarck
Answer:
became Chancellor of Prussia in 1862; driving force behind the unification of the German states
