The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29 (11:54)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:37 Things weren’t going well in France in the years leading up to 1789. What were the political and economic problems facing King Louis XVI?
- 03:00 What was the Estates General, and what happened when Louis XVI called its first meeting since 1614?
- 06:45 Why did the rulers of European nations like Austria, Prussia, and Britain oppose the revolution?
- 08:05 What was the Terror?
- 10:50 Make two lists: In what ways does John Green argue that the French Revolution was revolutionary? In what ways was it not revolutionary?