radicals and the french revolution
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Radicals and the French Revolution. In this lesson, students will be able to define the following terms: Committee of Public Safety Maximilien Robespierre Reign of Terror The Significance of the Revolution. Other divine right rulers were threatened by the French Revolution. These rulers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Radicals and the French Revolution
In this lesson, students will be able to define the following terms:
Committee of Public Safety
Maximilien Robespierre
Reign of Terror
The Significance of the Revolution
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Other divine right rulers were threatenedby the French Revolution. These rulers
attacked France.
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French radicals gained control of thegovernment. Radicals feared attempts
to restore the Monarch’s absolute power.
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Committee of Public Safety
• The new French government formed the Committee of Public Safety.
• This Committee took over the French Revolution. It was led by Maximilien Robespierre.
• The Committee launched a Reign of Terror in 1793 to save the Revolution.
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The Reign of Terror tried to save the French Revolution from foreigninvasion and domestic protesters.
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Execution
• Suspected traitors, including nobles and priests, were executed.
• Many aspects of the Old Regime, from the calendar to clothing styles, were rejected by the new government.
• Ordinary citizens were armed to defend France.
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Power beganto shift back
to moremoderate
leaders whenthe threatof foreign
invasion passedand France tired
of internal violence.
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Significance of the Revolution
• The French Revolution challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and the privileges of the nobility in Europe.
• Political power in France shifted from the king and his nobles to the bourgeois class.
• The revolution removed feudal restrictions from France, clearing the way for capitalism.
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Both the American and the French revolutions served as models for citizens in other countries seeking
political change.
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The ideals ofthe Frenchrevolutioninspired
citizens inother countries.
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One important result of the French Revolution was that
1- France enjoyed a lengthy period of peace and prosperity 2- the church was restored to its former role and power in the French government 3- political power shifted to the bourgeoisie 4- France lost its spirit of nationalism
Which statement is a valid generalization about the immediate results of the French Revolution of 1789?
1- the Roman Catholic Church increased its power and wealth 2- the revolution achieved its goal of establishing peace, democracy, and justice for all 3- the revolution had little impact outside France 4- the French middle class gained more power
Can you answer these questions about the French Revolution?
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The Frenchbourgeoisieor middle
classgained power
due to theFrench
Revolution.
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It was a revolution
that changedthe course
of worldhistory.
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Questions for Reflection:
• What was the Committee of Public Safety?
• Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
• What were the goals of the Reign of Terror?
• Why did power pass back to the moderates?
• What was the significance of the French Revolution?