MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Maximilian Robespierre
|
|
|
King Louis 16th
|
|
|
Napoleon Bonaparte
|
|
|
Jacques Necker
|
Detailed explanation-1: -I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -He launched a series of committees, which over several years saw the creation of the Civil Code of the French People. This code clarified the laws of the French Revolution, and was better known as the Napoleonic Code.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Revolution turned into the Terror. “Liberty, ” he said, “cannot be secured unless criminals lose their heads.” Wanting to make his voice heard, Bonaparte wrote in support of Robespierre. He hated the Terror, but he hated chaos even more.
Detailed explanation-4: -“N’interrompez jamais un ennemi qui est en train de faire une erreur” – French for: Never Interrupt Your Enemy When He Is Making a Mistake.
Detailed explanation-5: -Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution (1789–99), served as first consul of France (1799–1804), and was the first emperor of France (1804–14/15). Today Napoleon is widely considered one of the greatest military generals in history.