DP History Questionbank
8: The French Revolution and Napoleon I (1774–1815)
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Description
- Crisis of the Ancien Régime: role of the monarchy, specifically Louis XVI; intellectual, political, social, financial and economic challenges
- Monarchy to republic: causes and significance of the Revolution; the 1791 Constitution; the fate of the monarchy; the terror; Robespierre; the Thermidorean reaction
- The political, social and economic impact of the Revolution; French revolutionary wars (1792–1799)
- Establishment of, nature of, and collapse of the Directory (1795–1799)
- Rise and rule of Napoleon (1799–1815); impact of Napoleon’s domestic and foreign policies on France
- Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815); collapse of the Napoleonic Empire; military defeat; the Hundred Days
Directly related questions
- 17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: Evaluate the reasons for French success in the Revolutionary Wars of 1792 to 1799.
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17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Discuss the reasons for Napoleon’s rise to political power by 1799.
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20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“The Revolution had a significant social and economic impact up to 1799.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: To what extent was Louis XVI responsible for the end of the monarchy in 1792?
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17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
Discuss the social and economic impact of the Revolution in France.
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17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Evaluate the reasons for Napoleon’s military defeat.
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21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“The opposition of Britain was the most significant factor in the collapse of Napoleon I’s empire.” Discuss.
- 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: “Fear of foreign intervention had a great impact on the French Revolution.” Discuss with...
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18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Evaluate the success of the Directory (1795–1799) in bringing stability to France.
- 18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: “The French Revolution was caused by financial and economic challenges”. To what extent do you...
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
Discuss the reasons why France became a republic, with reference to the period 1789–1792.
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“Napoleon I’s domestic policies had a significant impact on French society.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16: Evaluate the impact of Napoleon I’s foreign policies on France.
- 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: Evaluate the impact of Robespierre on the French Revolution.
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22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
“Social inequality was the main cause of the French Revolution of 1789.” Discuss.
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22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Examine the reasons for the failure of the Directory and the rise of Napoleon I.
- 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16: Examine the impact of the domestic policies of Napoleon I on France.
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19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
Evaluate the reasons for the Thermidorean reaction.
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19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“Napoleon’s military reputation was the most important factor in his rise to political power.” Discuss.
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19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
“Economic rather than political challenges caused a crisis in the Ancien Régime by 1789.” Discuss.
Sub sections and their related questions
Crisis of the Ancien Régime: role of the monarchy, specifically Louis XVI; intellectual, political, social, financial and economic challenges
- 18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: “The French Revolution was caused by financial and economic challenges”. To what extent do you...
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19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
“Economic rather than political challenges caused a crisis in the Ancien Régime by 1789.” Discuss.
Monarchy to republic: causes and significance of the Revolution; the 1791 Constitution; the fate of the monarchy; the terror; Robespierre; the Thermidorean reaction
- 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: Evaluate the impact of Robespierre on the French Revolution.
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19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
Evaluate the reasons for the Thermidorean reaction.
- 20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: To what extent was Louis XVI responsible for the end of the monarchy in 1792?
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
Discuss the reasons why France became a republic, with reference to the period 1789–1792.
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22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
“Social inequality was the main cause of the French Revolution of 1789.” Discuss.
The political, social and economic impact of the Revolution; French revolutionary wars (1792–1799)
- 17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: Evaluate the reasons for French success in the Revolutionary Wars of 1792 to 1799.
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17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.15:
Discuss the social and economic impact of the Revolution in France.
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20N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“The Revolution had a significant social and economic impact up to 1799.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
- 21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.15: “Fear of foreign intervention had a great impact on the French Revolution.” Discuss with...
Establishment of, nature of, and collapse of the Directory (1795–1799)
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18M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Evaluate the success of the Directory (1795–1799) in bringing stability to France.
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22M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Examine the reasons for the failure of the Directory and the rise of Napoleon I.
Rise and rule of Napoleon (1799–1815); impact of Napoleon’s domestic and foreign policies on France
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17M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Discuss the reasons for Napoleon’s rise to political power by 1799.
- 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16: Evaluate the impact of Napoleon I’s foreign policies on France.
- 19M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16: Examine the impact of the domestic policies of Napoleon I on France.
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19N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“Napoleon’s military reputation was the most important factor in his rise to political power.” Discuss.
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21N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“Napoleon I’s domestic policies had a significant impact on French society.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815); collapse of the Napoleonic Empire; military defeat; the Hundred Days
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17N.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
Evaluate the reasons for Napoleon’s military defeat.
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21M.3op4.HL.TZ0.16:
“The opposition of Britain was the most significant factor in the collapse of Napoleon I’s empire.” Discuss.
