French Rev
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
PAST YEAR ESSAY QUESTIONS No. | PAPER | ESSAY QUESTION | 1 | O/N 2001 | Why did Louis XVI fail to satisfy the demands of the revolutionaries in France during the period 1789-1793? | 2 | M/J 2002 | Why did the French revolution become increasingly radical during the years 1789-94? | 3 | O/N 2003 | Which of the grievances of the Third Estate in France in 1789 were the most important? Explain your answer. | 4 | O/N 2004 | How far and why did the aims of revolutionaries in France change during the period from 1789 to 1793? | 5 | O/N 2005 | Why during the period 1789 to 1793 did Louis XVI fail to satisfy the demands of the French revolutionaries? | 6 | M/J 2006 | From 1789 to 1799, who posed the more dangerous threats to the French Revolution: its internal or its external enemies? | 7 | M/J 2007 | Why did Louis XVI’s policies from 1789 fail to prevent his execution in 1793? | 8 | O/N 2008 | Why did the French ancien regime collapse in 1789? | 9 | 0/N 2009/(11) | ‘The economic difficulties of France in 1789 were more serious than the political problems.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? | 10 | O/N 2009/(12) | How far, and why, did the aims of the revolutionaries in France change during the period from 1789 to the execution of Louis XVI in 1793? | 11 | M/J 2010/ (13) | ‘The most important problem of the French ancient regime was poor quality leadership.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? | 12 | O/N 2010/ (11) | Why did the rulers of France from 1789 to 1799 fail to hold on power? | 13 | O/N 2010/ (13) | Why did the summoning of the Estate-General in 1789 not solve the problems of the ancient regime? | 14 | M/J 2011/(11) | Why was Louis XVI executed in 1793? | 15 | M/J 2011/ (13) | Did Robespierre and the Jacobins do more to save or to endanger the French Revolution? | 16 | O/N 2011/ (12) | Explain the rise and fall of the Jacobins in France during the period from 1789 to 1794. | 17 | O/N 2011/
PAST YEAR ESSAY QUESTIONS No. | PAPER | ESSAY QUESTION | 1 | O/N 2001 | Why did Louis XVI fail to satisfy the demands of the revolutionaries in France during the period 1789-1793? | 2 | M/J 2002 | Why did the French revolution become increasingly radical during the years 1789-94? | 3 | O/N 2003 | Which of the grievances of the Third Estate in France in 1789 were the most important? Explain your answer. | 4 | O/N 2004 | How far and why did the aims of revolutionaries in France change during the period from 1789 to 1793? | 5 | O/N 2005 | Why during the period 1789 to 1793 did Louis XVI fail to satisfy the demands of the French revolutionaries? | 6 | M/J 2006 | From 1789 to 1799, who posed the more dangerous threats to the French Revolution: its internal or its external enemies? | 7 | M/J 2007 | Why did Louis XVI’s policies from 1789 fail to prevent his execution in 1793? | 8 | O/N 2008 | Why did the French ancien regime collapse in 1789? | 9 | 0/N 2009/(11) | ‘The economic difficulties of France in 1789 were more serious than the political problems.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? | 10 | O/N 2009/(12) | How far, and why, did the aims of the revolutionaries in France change during the period from 1789 to the execution of Louis XVI in 1793? | 11 | M/J 2010/ (13) | ‘The most important problem of the French ancient regime was poor quality leadership.’ How far do you agree with this judgement? | 12 | O/N 2010/ (11) | Why did the rulers of France from 1789 to 1799 fail to hold on power? | 13 | O/N 2010/ (13) | Why did the summoning of the Estate-General in 1789 not solve the problems of the ancient regime? | 14 | M/J 2011/(11) | Why was Louis XVI executed in 1793? | 15 | M/J 2011/ (13) | Did Robespierre and the Jacobins do more to save or to endanger the French Revolution? | 16 | O/N 2011/ (12) | Explain the rise and fall of the Jacobins in France during the period from 1789 to 1794. | 17 | O/N 2011/