History
The Outbreak of the Revolution
Practice questions
At the outbreak of the French Revolution what linked political crisis with social crisis?What is the broadest conclusion about the outbreak of the Revolution?What major problem of France is indicated by Louis XVI calling the Estates-General?What was the historical significance of the Estates-General meeting being held at Versailles?Why did the Third Estate demand voting by each member?What could be the result of an alliance of the First and Second Estates under the old voting method?Why is the declaration of 17 June 1789 considered a political turning point of the Revolution?What determination did members show in the Tennis Court Oath?Why cannot Mirabeau's importance be understood only through his noble birth?The main message of Abbe Sieyes's pamphlet was in favour of whom?Why was it important that the Estates-General was called after 1614?What political effect did the king's military preparation have in Paris?What does the storming of the Bastille show beyond the search for weapons?Why is the Invalides mentioned in the Bastille event?The killing of Bastille governor De Launay shows what feeling among the people?What was the connection between the bread problem in Paris and the Bastille event?How can the Great Fear be distinguished from the urban revolution?What was the direct aim of peasants burning feudal records?What was the effect of rumours during the Great Fear?What was the relation of the decisions of 4 August 1789 with rural revolt?