French History from the Revolution to WW2
Across
- 2. The largest social class that paid most of the taxes
- 5. Legal system created by Napoleon
- 8. Movement that spread ideas about freedom and rights
- 11. Global conflict in which Germany occupied France
- 12. Revolutionary principle that remains important today
- 14. Resistance leader who later became president
- 15. Popular French painting style of the late 1800s
- 16. A government ruled by elected leaders instead of a king
- 18. Popular tourist region on France's Mediterranean coast
- 19. Revolutionary ideal still important in France today
- 22. The queen who was executed during the French Revolution
- 24. Former French colony that fought for independence
- 26. Landmark built for the 1889 World's Fair
- 29. Idea from the Revolution that continues to shape France today
- 31. Title Napoleon gave himself in 1804
- 33. Military leader who became emperor of France
- 35. France's current form of government
- 36. Impressionist painter from France
- 37. Group that secretly fought against German occupation
Down
- 1. Prison stormed by revolutionaries in 1789
- 3. The king who was executed during the French Revolution
- 4. Wealthy and powerful members of the Second Estate
- 6. Members of the First Estate and church leaders
- 7. Allied invasion that helped free France in 1944
- 8. Group of European countries working together
- 9. Deep ditches where soldiers lived and fought
- 10. Device used to execute people during the Reign of Terror
- 13. Famous museum visited by tourists in Paris
- 17. France's national holiday celebrated on July 14
- 20. Territories controlled by France overseas
- 21. French city known for art, fashion, and culture
- 23. Period when factories and railroads spread
- 25. Battle where Napoleon suffered his final defeat
- 27. Violent period when thousands were executed
- 28. Former French colony that fought for independence
- 30. Third word in the French Revolution slogan
- 32. Global conflict that began in 1914
- 34. French artist associated with Impressionism