Unit 8 FRQ's
FRQ#1 "The essential cause of the French Revolution was the collision between a powerful, rising bourgeoisie and an entrenched aristocracy defending its privileges." Assess the validity of this statement as an explanation of the events leading up to the French Revolution of 1789. (1984)
FRQ#2: To what extent and in what ways was the French Revolution during the period 1789 through the Reign of Terror (1794) an attempt to create a government based on Enlightenment ideals? (1986)
FRQ#3: "Political leaders committed to radical or extremists goals often exert authoritarian control in the name of higher values." Support or refute this statement with reference to the political and cultural policies of Robespierre during the French Revolution. (1989)
FRQ#4: Identify the major social groups in France on the eve of the 1789 Revolution. Assess the extent t0 which their aspirations were achieved in the period from the meeting of Estates General in May of 1789 to the declaration of the republic in September of 1792. (1996)
FRQ#5: How and to what extent did the Enlightenment ideas about religion and society shape the policies of the French Revolution in the period 1789 to 1799? (2003)
FRQ#2: To what extent and in what ways was the French Revolution during the period 1789 through the Reign of Terror (1794) an attempt to create a government based on Enlightenment ideals? (1986)
FRQ#3: "Political leaders committed to radical or extremists goals often exert authoritarian control in the name of higher values." Support or refute this statement with reference to the political and cultural policies of Robespierre during the French Revolution. (1989)
FRQ#4: Identify the major social groups in France on the eve of the 1789 Revolution. Assess the extent t0 which their aspirations were achieved in the period from the meeting of Estates General in May of 1789 to the declaration of the republic in September of 1792. (1996)
FRQ#5: How and to what extent did the Enlightenment ideas about religion and society shape the policies of the French Revolution in the period 1789 to 1799? (2003)
DBQ
QUESTION #1:
Describe the variations in the levels of literacy in Old Regime France and trace these variations over time. Analyze the factors that promoted or discouraged the spread of literacy.
Describe the variations in the levels of literacy in Old Regime France and trace these variations over time. Analyze the factors that promoted or discouraged the spread of literacy.
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DBQ Question #2
Throughout history, different intellectual and social movements have provided essential stepping stones to new ways of thinking. Discuss how the ideas of the Enlightenment influenced the Romantic Era.
http://www.historyteacher.net/EuroProjects/DBQ1998-1999/DBQ11-99.htm
Throughout history, different intellectual and social movements have provided essential stepping stones to new ways of thinking. Discuss how the ideas of the Enlightenment influenced the Romantic Era.
http://www.historyteacher.net/EuroProjects/DBQ1998-1999/DBQ11-99.htm