My Revision Notes: OCR AS/A-level History: The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774-1815
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English
ISBN
9781471876042
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Title Page
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Introduction
Mark Scheme
1 The causes of the French Revolution from 1774 and the events of 1789
The structure of the Ancien Régime
The qualities of Louis XVI as King of France
Financial problems and attempts by Turgot, Necker and Calonne to deal with them
The ideas of the Enlightenment and the impact of the American Revolution
Social discontent and economic problems from 1787
The Assembly of Notables and political developments 1787 to May 1789
The Estates General and events in Paris in 1789
The Great Fear
The October Days
Exam focus
2 The Revolution from October 1789 to the Directory, 1795
The reforms in Church and state, 1789–91
The attempts to establish a constitutional monarchy
The Jacobins and the significance of riots and direct action
The overthrow of the monarchy, 1792
The Convention and the Terror
The rise of Robespierre
The fall of Robespierre and the establishment of the Thermidorian regime
The establishment of the Directory
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3 Napoleon Bonaparte to 1807
Napoleon’s background, character and military leadership
Napoleon’s military leadership to 1799
The weaknesses of the Directory and the Coup of Brumaire
Napoleon’s reforms as Consul: political, administrative and legal changes
Napoleon’s reforms as Consul: social and economic changes
Napoleon’s military successes and failures after 1799
The establishment and nature of the Empire
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4 The decline and fall of Napoleon, 1807–15
The Continental System
The role of Britain in bringing about Napoleon’s downfall
The campaigns in Spain and Russia
The campaigns of 1813–14 and Napoleon’s abdication
Napoleon’s rule after 1807
The Hundred Days, 1815
Napoleon’s personal failings and reasons for his fall
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Glossary
Key figures
Timeline
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