The+Aftermath+of+the+French+Revolution

= = ﻿Aftermath of the French Revolution  **Europe in the 19th Century ** Return to Moodle

= **The French Revolution did not occur in a vacuum. France is one of the great powers in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. The Bourbon dynasty had been in control for hundreds** **of years, with the collapse of the French monarchy and the execution of Louis XVI a great period of turmoil arose in France, as well as the rest of Europe.** =  = **With the French Revolution came a series of wars. Britain and France have long had hostile relations, this only intensified in the aftermath of the revolution. With the collapse of the Monarchy, and the declaration of Plinitz, (orchestrated by Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire) France was at war, and began to rebuild its military. The French Revolutionary Wars would set the stage for the Napoleonic Wars, embroiling Europe in nearly two decades of destructive war.** =  =**With the toppling of the French Monarchy, other European Monarchies feared similar fates. The belief that such revolutions could spread was not unfounded. Struggles for independence had succeeded in America prior to the French Revolution. Haiti and Poland are two other examples of nations struggling for independence during the years after the French Revolution.** =  =**Due to the growing hostilities between France and much of Europe, the military grew in influence over French politics. With the growth of the French Army came the rise of a Corsican artillery officer by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte. With his ascendance to power in 1799 began a fifteen year period of War across Europe as well as around the globe. The aftermath of these conflicts would radically change world affairs.** =

=__**BIG QUESTIONS** __=
 * =Why did the other Monarchies of Europe oppose the French Revolution? =
 * =Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? =
 * =What did he want to accomplish? =
 * =How did the Napoleonic Wars influence Europe during the early stages of the 19th Century? =



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=**__Assignment 1:__ You have all been assigned the role of a certain European leader, you will now assume this persona and issue an official diplomatic response to the formation of the First Republic as well as the events of the French Revolution.** =

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 * =**This assignment is designed to get you to put yourself in the shoes of European leaders at the beginning of the 19th century. In preparation for your Diplomatic Blog Responses, you should conduct research regarding the politics of your assigned nation as well as biographical information on their representative leaders.** =
 * =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In your diplomatic responses, you should either condemn or praise the Revolution, however you should be writing from the perspective of your assigned nations, rather than your own personal feelings. In your responses you should allude to events of the revolution that your "person," would like or dislike. =

=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Tommy: United States of America/George Washington** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Tammy: Spain/Charles IV** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Terry: Prussia/Frederick the Great** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Tyrone: Holy Roman Empire/Francis II** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Thelma: Russia/Alexander I** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Tanya: Italy/Garibaldi** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Theodore: Poland/Stanislaw Poniatowski** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Tricia: Sweden/Gustav IV** = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Theresa: Haiti/Toussaint Louverture** = = = include component="comments" page="World Leaders Blog" limit="15"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Timmy: England/George III **