Alberta Social 20-1 Final Exam questions with
correct answers
WTO - Answer The initials of the international body established in 1995 to foster and bring order to international trade.
Collective Consiousness - Answer Internal awareness shared by many people.
French Revolution - Answer a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789
Estates General - Answer An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France.
1st Estate - Answer Clergy
2nd Estate - Answer Nobles
3rd Estate - Answer Commoners
Ancien Regime - Answer old order; system of government in pre-revolution France
Feudal System - Answer A political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other services Declaration of Rights of Man - Answer Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.
Tennis Court Oath - Answer A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution
Constitutional Monarchy - Answer A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.
Robespierre - Answer A French political leader of the eighteenth century. A Jacobin, he was one of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. He was in charge of the government during the Reign of Terror, when thousands of persons were executed without trial. After a public reaction against his extreme policies, he was executed without trial.
Reign of Terror - Answer This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed.
Napoleon - Answer French general who became emperor of the French (1769-
1821)
Napoleonic Code - Answer A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Continental System - Answer Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy.
correct answers
WTO - Answer The initials of the international body established in 1995 to foster and bring order to international trade.
Collective Consiousness - Answer Internal awareness shared by many people.
French Revolution - Answer a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789
Estates General - Answer An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France.
1st Estate - Answer Clergy
2nd Estate - Answer Nobles
3rd Estate - Answer Commoners
Ancien Regime - Answer old order; system of government in pre-revolution France
Feudal System - Answer A political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other services Declaration of Rights of Man - Answer Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.
Tennis Court Oath - Answer A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution
Constitutional Monarchy - Answer A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.
Robespierre - Answer A French political leader of the eighteenth century. A Jacobin, he was one of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. He was in charge of the government during the Reign of Terror, when thousands of persons were executed without trial. After a public reaction against his extreme policies, he was executed without trial.
Reign of Terror - Answer This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed.
Napoleon - Answer French general who became emperor of the French (1769-
1821)
Napoleonic Code - Answer A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Continental System - Answer Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy.
