The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)

Chapter 16: Overturning the Political and Social Order

Learning Objectives

When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
  • Understand the key underlying causes of the French Revolution.
  • Discuss and analyze the attempt to create a constitutional monarchy in France.
  • Understand the rise and fall of the radical republic.
  • Explain the development of Terror and the Republic of Virtue.
  • Explain the process and impact of the spread of the Revolution beyond France.
  • Explain the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • Understand the significance and legacy of Napoleon's European and overseas impact.
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