AS History Matters AS History Matters Bubble map WHO WANTED WAR?
AS History Matters AS History Matters Why go to War?
AS History Matters AS History Matters Monday, 18 May 2015 Why did war break out in 1792? KI2: The Revolution
AS History Matters AS History Matters Monday, 18 May 2015 Session Aims Events of Review events of Understand the events surrounding the flight to Varennes Investigate the significance of this event
AS History Matters AS History Matters For or Against? Cut out the boxes and decide if they are an argument for war or an argument against war.
AS History Matters AS History Matters The Outbreak of War Despite the mistrust of the King it seemed the Constitution of 1791 would have survived. However, what prevented this was the outbreak of war with Austria. Almost everything that happened from this point onwards can be linked to war with Austria. The war directly led to the fall of the monarchy, civil war and the terror.
AS History Matters AS History Matters Austrian Committee Marie Antoinette known as ‘the only man in the family’ hoped for war against her own brother! She hoped France would be defeated and Louis would recover his old powers. There were also rumours that the country’s foreign policy was being run by an ‘Austrian committee’ headed by Marie Antoinette and that secret agents were being sent to the emigres and Vienna to plot counter-revolution.
AS History Matters AS History Matters Questions 1.Why did Brissot believe war to be in France’s best interest? 2.Why did Robespierre oppose the call for war?
AS History Matters AS History Matters Who were the Girondins? A group of deputies from the Gironde region and their associates notably Brissot. They sat with the Jacobins in the Assembly. However, Robespierre and Brissot did not get along, due their disagreement over whether or not to go to war. 3. Why were foreign powers confident of victory in any war against France?
AS History Matters AS History Matters Plenary Should France have gone to war? Why?