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World Civ II test 2
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03/07/2014

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Louis XVI
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Became king in 1774. King during French revolution. Married to Marie Antoinette
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National Assembly
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Formed June 17,1789 when french third estate broke away fome the Estates-General and made a consitution.
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The Bastille
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State prison and armory near Paris. Only had 7 inmates. Stormed by commoners July 14,1789.
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Lead the Committee of Public Safety which formed an army to fight in the revolution and formed revolutionary courts to persecute those against the National Convention.
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Nationalism
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Widespread Pride and Loyalty to the country you live in.
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The Reign of Terror
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Revolutionary Courts set up by the Committe of Public Safety and National Convention to purge the republic of internal dissent. Used the Guillotine and made an example of Lyons.
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The Directory
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Ineffective french leadership after the reign of terror. Lots of corruption and stagnation. Relied on military power for rule. Overthrown by Napoleon in 1799.
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Napoleon
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