History
The Outbreak of the Revolution
Practice questions
Why did Necker's dismissal increase fear in Paris?Taking arms from the Invalides and going toward the Bastille shows which chain of causes?Why was the storming of the Bastille both immediate and symbolic?Why did the Bastille event become important despite the small number of prisoners there?The killing of De Launay and demolition of Bastille show what public mindset?What situation was created by the bread crisis and troop concentration in Paris together?What was the importance of rumours in understanding the Great Fear?Peasants attacking noble chateaux in the Great Fear was an attack on which order?Peasants burning feudal records was not only anger but also what?What is the most correct similarity between the Great Fear and the storming of the Bastille?What was the direct social meaning of the decisions of 4 August 1789?Why would it be wrong to understand the night of 4 August apart from the peasant revolt?How is the women's march to Versailles an example of food crisis turning into political pressure?What effect did bringing the king to Paris have on the royal power of Versailles?The expansion from Estates-General to women's march shows what nature of the Revolution?Why were cahiers de doleances important in the outbreak of the Revolution?Which event or document connected people's grievances with politics in written form?What do the events in Paris and rural France together show in 1789?What is the most correct relation between the National Assembly and the storming of the Bastille?Which event most clearly showed that street action by people could be decisive in the Revolution?