USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The principles of the French Revolution inspired the development of liberal, or ____, traditions in the Napoleonic Empire.
A
nation-based
B
broad-minded
C
longstanding
D
longstanding
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His concept of reform exaggerated the Revolution’s emphasis on uniformity and centralization. Napoleon also accepted the Revolutionary principles of civil equality and equality of opportunity, meaning the recognition of merit. Other rights and liberties did not seem essential.

Detailed explanation-2: -A legacy of the Age of Enlightenment, the motto “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” first appeared during the French Revolution. Although it was often called into question, it finally established itself under the Third Republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two key events that marked the triumph of liberalism were the Abolition of feudalism in France on the night of 4 August 1789, which marked the collapse of feudal and old traditional rights and privileges and restrictions, and the passage of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in August.

Detailed explanation-4: -How did the principles of the French Revolution spread throughout Europe? It spread through Napoleon’s conquering of other countries. They were then forced to abide by his Napoleonic Code, which was influenced by the French Revolution.

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