Exercises on the Directory of the French Revolution

(UFRGS) After the Revolution of 1789, France experienced a period of great instability, marked by radicalism and constant external threat. Mark the correct alternative in relation to this period.

a) With the fall of the Bastille, symbol of royal authoritarianism, the deputies of the Constituent Assembly, taking advantage of the political moment, proclaimed the Republic, putting an end to the Ancien Régime.

b) Amidst the chaos caused by the flight of the King and the collapse of the Monarchy, the creation of a society based on socialist ideals, the Paris Commune, began in Paris.

c) the period known as the Great Terror was led by the Jacobin Robespierre, who was later overthrown by Napoleon, a general who stood out for his victorious trajectory.

d) the coup of the 18th Brumaire represented the fall of the Directory, a regime that claimed to represent bourgeois interests, but was inept to govern.

e) For a short time after the fall of the Bastille, France experienced a Constitutional Monarchy, but in practice the King still retained the same authority as before.

The phase prior to the Directory, which was marked by attacks by counterrevolutionary armies and, mainly, by strong political persecution, became known as:

a) National Constituent Assembly

b) Consulate

c) General Status

d) Waterloo

e) Terror

The Directory was started after the Thermidorian Reaction and ended the period of radicalization known as the Terror. It was conceived by which important group in the context of the French Revolution?

a) Sans-culottes

b) Jacobins

c) Girondins

d) Highlanders

e) None of the alternatives

During the Directory, a French personality gained prestige through the leadership of French troops fighting counter-revolutionary armies. We're talking about:

a) Napoleon Bonaparte

b) Maximilien Robespierre

c) Graco Babeuf

d) Louis XVI

e) Saint-Just

Letter D

The Directory was considered a transitional period and ended the “Terror” of the Jacobins.

Letter E

The phase before the Directory is known as the Terror and was marked by the strong radicalization carried out by the Jacobins, led by Robespierre, and great persecution of the opponents, who were condemned to death by the guillotine.

Letter C

The Thermidorian Reaction was a coup organized by the Girondins to put an end to the Terror instituted by the Jacobins. It aimed to end political persecution, but also sought to guarantee the interests of the French bourgeoisie.

Letter A

Napoleon Bonaparte played a very important role in the Egyptian campaign, securing important victories against counter-revolutionary coalitions that sought to restore absolutist monarchies. His performance as a general of the troops granted him great prestige among some political classes.