European History : Political Protest; Reforms; Revolution
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Example Question #81 : European History
Who was the leader of the infamous Jacobin Club during the French Reign of Terror from 1793 to 1794?
Jacques-Pierre Brissot
Cardinal Richelieu
Maximilien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
Marquis de Lafayette
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was the leader of the Jacobins during the infamous Reign of Terror (1793 to 1794).
He was well-known for spearheading efforts to arrest and execute thousands of individuals for the alleged crime of being an anti-revolutionary. He himself was arrested and subsequently guillotined on 28 July, 1794.
Example Question #2 : Political Protest; Reforms; Revolution
During the French Revolution, the ___________________ were considered the most radical left-wing political group.
Monarchiens
Cordeliers
Girondins
Jacobins
Feuillants
Jacobins
The Jacobins most strongly embodied feelings for revolution against the French monarchy. Although the Cordeliers were left-leaning, they were not as confrontational or radical as the Jacobins. The other answers were centrist or right-wing groups, and are therefore incorrect.
Example Question #3 : Political Protest; Reforms; Revolution
The French Revolution was primarily carried out by members of which group?
The Huguenots
The First Estate
None of these
The Second Estate
The Third Estate
The Third Estate
Before the French Revolution, France was divided into three political classes, or estates. Members of the First Estate (the clergy) and the Second Estate (the nobility) enjoyed many privileges denied to the Third Estate, which made up most of the population, had few rights, and paid higher taxes. The Third Estate, increasingly dissatisfied with these unfair conditions, rebelled and overthrew the established monarchy.
Example Question #4 : Political Protest; Reforms; Revolution
Kristallnacht, meaning The Night of Broken Glass, was ______________.
a coordinated attack on Jewish people living in Germany in 1941, widely considered to be the beginning of The Final Solution and The Holocaust
a coordinated attack on Jewish people living in Germany in 1932, widely considered to be the beginning of The Final Solution and The Holocaust
a coordinated attack on Jewish people living in Germany in 1935, widely considered to be the beginning of The Final Solution and The Holocaust
None of these
a coordinated attack on Jewish people living in Germany in 1938, widely considered to be the beginning of The Final Solution and The Holocaust
a coordinated attack on Jewish people living in Germany in 1938, widely considered to be the beginning of The Final Solution and The Holocaust
Kristallnacht was a coordinated attack on Jewish people living in Germany in 1938, widely considered to be the beginning of The Final Solution and The Holocaust. The event was carried out by German military authorities as well as German citizens. Over 1,000 synagogues were burned, as were 7,000 Jewish businesses and homes. The word Kristallnacht means "Night of Broken Glass", a name given because of the plethora of glass shards following Jewish property being vandalized.
Example Question #5 : Political Protest; Reforms; Revolution
Put the following in chronological order: Bolshevik Revolution, World War I, formation of the Soviet Union, and World War II.
Bolshevik Revolution, formation of the Soviet Union, World War I, World War II
Bolshevik Revolution, World War I, World War II, formation of the Soviet Union
None of these
World War I, Bolshevik Revolution, formation of the Soviet Union, World War II
World War I, World War II, formation of the Soviet Union, Bolshevik Revolution
World War I, Bolshevik Revolution, formation of the Soviet Union, World War II
The correct chronology of these events is:
World War 1, Bolshevik Revolution, formation of the Soviet Union, World War II
The Bolshevik Revolution was enabled by Russia's participation in World War 1, which resulted in much of the Russian army being in a state of open mutiny. Following a brief period of dual leadership, the Soviet Union was formed in 1922 and lasted until 1991. The Soviet Union participated in World War 2 as an ally to the United States.
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