Access to History: France in Revolution

Dylan Rees and Duncan Towson

Dedication Chapter 1 - The Origins of the French Revolution 1- Long-term Causes of the French Revolution 2- Short-term Causes of the French Revolution 3- The Key Debate Study Guide Chapter 2 - 1789: The End of the 'Ancien Regime' 1- The Estates-General 2- The Revolt in Paris 3- The Revbolution in the Provinces 4- Dismantling the 'Ancien Regime' 5- The Reaction of the Monarchy 6- The Key Debate Study Guide Chapter 3 - The Constitutional Monarchy: Reforming France 1789-92 1- The Reform Programmes of the National SAsembly 2- The Rise of the Jacobin and the Cordeliers 3- The Emergence of a Republican Movement 4- The Key Debate Study Guide Chapter 4 - War, Revolt and the Overthrow of the Monarchy 1792-3 1- The Outbreak of War 2- The Overthrow of the Monarchy 3- The Republic at War 1792-3 4- The Key Debate Study Guide Chapter 5 - Government by Terror 1793-4 1- Emergence of Government by Terror 2- The Domincancy of the 'Sans Culottes' 3- The Impact of the Terror 4- The Dictatorship of the Committee of Public Safety 5- The Overthrow of Robespierre 6- The Key Debate Study Guide Chapter 6 - The Thermidorian Reaction and the Directory 1794-9 1- The Thermidorian Reaction 2- The Directory 3- The 'Coup' of Brumaire and the Overthrow of the Directory 4- The Key Debate Study Guide Chapter 7 - The Impact of the Revolution 1- The Dismantling of the 'Ancien Regime' 2- The Economy 3- The French Army and Warfare 4- The Territorial Impact of the Revolution 5- The Ideological Impact of the Revolution 6- The Key Debate Chapter 8 - Napoleon: Consulate and Empire 1- The Napoleonic System in France 2- The Establishment of the Napoleonic Empire 3- The Creation of the Napoleonic Empire in Europe 4- The Defeat and Downfall of the Empire Study Guide Glossary Index