Transcript World History Chapter 20x

Kick Off – November 12, 2013
1.
King Phillip II of Spain saw himself as leader of the
A) Protestant Reformation
B) Renaissance
C) Catholic Reformation
D) Spanish Succession
2. Absolute monarch in France is best associated with which king?
A) Cardinal Richelieu B) Phillip II
C) Louis XIV
D) Henry IV
3. One cause of the French Revolution was
A) the strong leadership of Louis XVI
B) nearby revolutions in Germany and Austria
C) record government surpluses
D) inequalities in society
Chapter 20.2
THE REPUBLIC
Early Revolution Review!
Radical Leaders
 Jean-Paul Marat:
advocated violence, leader
of sans-culottes, radical
 Georges-Jacques
Danton
 Maximilien
Robespierre: became
increasingly radical, led
the revolution through its
most blood-thirsty time
The Execution
 King Louis XVI placed
on trial
 Wanted to execute the
king to ensure a
republic
 Decapitated via
guillotine
 Europeans reacted to his
death with horror
Transforming Society
 National Convention set up
Committee of Public Safety to
manage military defense
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Instituted a draft
Set up Revolutionary Tribunal to
eliminate threats to the revolution from
within
 Leaders wanted to erase all traces of
the Old Order
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Replaced churches with Cult of the
Supreme Being (worshiped the
Revolution)
Created metric system of weights and
measurements
New calendar
The Reign of Terror
 Many began to criticize
the Revolution, leaders
feared they would lose
control
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Took action to avoid a
counter-revolution
Series of executions, and
trials known as the Reign of
Terror
Guillotine claimed many
victims including
Robespierre
Comic Strip
 Create a comic strip with at least 3 panels illustrating
one of the following
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Causes of the French Revolution
Reign of Terror
The French Revolution
After the Terror
 New gov. called
Directory elected
along with a new
constitution
 Weak and corrupt,
France’s troubles
continued
 No one really in power
Rise To Power
 Napoleon Bonaparte was a
brilliant military leader
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national hero
 Decided to seize power in a
coup d’etat (overthrow of the
state)
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Directory (gov’t) was weak and
ineffective
People were tired of the chaos of the
Revolution, wanted stability
Pledged to uphold key
revolutionary reforms
Emperor Napoleon
 Named first Consul of
France
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Submitted a plebiscite: “want
to declare France an empire?”
Yes!
Named Emperor Napoleon I
 Began to build an empire
 Fought Napoleonic Wars to
gain territory in Europe
 France became most powerful
nation in Europe, main rival was
Great Britain
The Continental System
 Napoleon planned a
blockade of Britain to
disrupt their trade
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Called Continental System
Couldn’t enforce
Napoleon’s Policies
 Made an agreement w/ pope called
Concordat
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Acknowledged Catholicism in France,
though did not force people to be Catholic
 Bank of France to regulate
economy
 New system of law-Napoleonic
Code
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Order and authority over individual
rights
 Established strong education
system
 Helped fuel sense of nationalism
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Sense of identity and unity as a people
Kick Off – November 13, 2013
Identify the term or person that
best fits the description.
WORD BANK
A forced transfer of power
2. Napoleon’s plan for cutting
off trade to enemy countries
3. Execution device that
dropped a heavy blade
through the victim’s neck
4. Classes of French society
1.
Indemnity
Three estates
Arms
Plebiscite
Continental System
Napoleonic Wars
Coup d’etat
Guillotine
Disaster and Defeat
 Decided to invade Russia
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Soldiers lacked loyalty, training,
proper supplies from beginning
 Russian troops constantly
withdrew, drawing
Napoleon further into
Russia
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Burned all fields and supplies
along the way
 Moscow deserted and in
flames
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Forced to retreat
Harsh winter was
devastating, only 94,000 of
600,000 troops returned
Exile to Elba
 Disaster in Russia gave
enemies new hope
 New French troops were
inexperienced
 Allies took Paris
 Napoleon was exiled to
island of Elba off the
coast of Italy
The Last Campaigns
 Allies restored monarchy
in France, Louis XVIII and
returned original
boarders
 Napoleon returned from
exile after one year, took
back throne for the
Hundred Days
 Allied troops defeated
Napoleon at the Battle of
Waterloo
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Napoleon exiled to St. Helena
in middle of Atlantic
He died six years later
Congress of Vienna
People:
Accomplishments:
Congress
of Vienna
Goals:
Use pages 617 –
618 to complete
the graphic
organizer!
Congress of Vienna
 Meeting to restore order
and stability to Europe
 Led by Klemens Von
Metternich of Austria
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true conservative, wanted to
restore monarchies and put down
revolutions
Reactionary – opposed progress
 Redrew map of Europe and
forced France to pay large
indemnity (compensation for
damages)
The Revolution’s Legacy
 Never again would
European monarchs be
secure in their privileged
positions
 Common people realized
their own power
 Ideals influenced the world
for next two hundred years
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Inspired further revolutions
in Europe
Inspired colonial upheaval in
Latin America
Historical Head
 With your partner, create a historical head for
Napoleon
 Fill it with at least 6 events from his life, ideas, and
effects of his reign
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Visuals are better than words
 Use color
 Go over pencil lines!
Visual Study Guide
 Cut out each of the pieces (they don’t have to be
perfect!)
 Arrange them in an order that makes sense to you
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Which thoughts go with which person?
Was the person part of the Scientific Revolution, the
Enlightenment, or the American Revolution?
 Check out the example if you get stuck
 Textbook pages 568 - 585