Fr 139 History:  From the Gauls to the Sun King
Reading Questions
Ch. 6 "Until the Bitter-End-Ism"

1.  What does the term "jusqu'au boutisme" or "until the bitter-end-ism" mean as a general character trait for the French?


2.  Why does capitalism continue to have a "bad name" in France? 


3.  Why did federalism never take root in France as it did in the U.S., Canada, Belgium and even the U.K.?


4.  What was the Edict of Nantes?


5.  What is Absolutism?