HISTORY
What was the Salic Law? 704.
What great battle was fought at Crecy? 476. At Poitiers? 1512. At
Agincourt? 26.
During what period did the Valois monarchs occupy the throne? 2000. What king was called the father of his people? 704. Under what king did the house of Guise become powerful? 704. What effect did the massacre of St. Bartholomew have upon the
country? 704.
Who was the first of the Bourbon princes? 704. What king first lived in the palace of the Tuileries? 1949. Who caused the overthrow of the Huguenot party as a political
power? 1612. In whose reign did France reach its highest point of luxury and
power? 704.
What did Colbert do for France? 420.
Who were the two greatest generals during the civil wars? 1953. What wars were closed by the Treaty of Ryswick? 1650. What effect had the revocation of the Edict of Nantes? 704. Who abolished the compulsory labor of the poor on the public roads?
1954.
When did the French Revolution break out? 704. What occasioned it? 717. What was the character of Louis XVI.? 717. When was the Bastille taken? 717. Who were the Girondists? mi, Who were the Montagnards? 717. What was the Jacobin Club? 955. Who led in the Reign of Terror? 717. What was the Commune of Paris? 434. What was the Directory? 533.
When did Napoleon become consul of France? 278. What victory did Napoleon win at Marengo? 1169. When and by what means was Napoleon declared emperor? 705. How did Napoleon change the map of Europe? 705. When and where did Napoleon sign his act of abdication? 689. What general indirectly caused Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo? 807. Who was the last of the French kings? 705. Who was the first president of the new republic? 705. How did Napoleon III become emperor? 705. Who attempted to assassinate Napoleon III? 1395. Who was the first president of the republic after the Franco-German
war? 705. Who succeeded Thiers as president? 1140.
GERMAN EMPIRE. What skillful leader did much to increase the power and influence of
the empire? 759. By what emperor was Prince Bismarck deposed from the position of
chancellor? 759.
When was the first university founded in Germany? 760. How are the universities controlled? 760.
What is Walpurgis Night, and what caused its origin in Germany? 2038. When do the Germans first appear in history? 758. What was their condition at the time of meeting the Roman armies?
758.
What was the origin of the Goths, Franks and Saxons? 758. After the breaking up of the Roman Empire what kingdoms were
formed by the Franks? 758. What noted person was the first of a succession of rulers that lasted
over a thousand years? 758. How many nations were there in Germany at the time of Charlemagne's
death? 758.
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