The French Revolution was a social and political conflict, with different periods of violence that convulsed France and, by extension of its implications, other European nations who battled supporters and opponents of the system known as the Old Regime. It began with the self-proclamation of the Third Estate as National Assembly in 1789 and ended with the coup of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799.
The French Revolution was a social and political conflict, with different periods of violence that convulsed France and, by extension of its implications, other European nations who battled supporters and opponents of the system known as the Old Regime. It began with the self-proclamation of the Third Estate as National Assembly in 1789 and ended with the coup of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799.
First of all the word "Revolution" is the radical change or transformation and deep respect to the recent past. France was the most populous country in Western Europe, and was the most prosperous continent. Also, France was the most prestigious intellectual initiative center of the ideological revolution of the eighteenth century.
The French Revolution was caused by the breakdown of the old regime, high taxes, poverty, and a lack of food. Under Louis XV in power, France, constants lived in war and all its wealth was being destroyed. The last war that led to France almost too financial ruin was for U.S. power, to be in a war the governed need a lot of money, and before that war France had been in another war that lasted seven years. Louis XV did not care about the people, he living just thinking that if he was going to win the war or not, but unfortunately none of the war that was won. After 72 years of reign, Louis XIV died at Versailles on 1 September 1715 because of smallpox.
After a few days of Louis XV died, his son Louis XVI was proclaimed the new king of France. Louis XVI was very nervous with his wife Marie Antoinette and he did not know
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