| A | B |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Robespierre | a shrewed lawyer and politician |
| Reign of terror | lasted from september 1793 to july 1794 |
| guillotine | the engine of the terror |
| Napoleon | popular military hero who won many victories against Austria and Italy |
| Nationalism | love for ones country |
| Merseilles | port city where troops marched to a rousing new song |
| Commitee of public Safety | turned on this group out of fear |