Short Term Causes Of The French Revolution

The short term causes of the French Revolution was predominantly the weather conditions, such as drought and cold weather. For example, the mini ice age and the coldest winter in french history. The drought led to many problems, especially agriculturally, such as the widespread crop failure in 1788. However there were also other short term causes that led to the French revolution, such as bastille prison attack and unemployment. The long term causes of the French revolution included the inequality between the estates as the aristocracy owned all the land and paid little taxes, while the peasants paid almost all of the taxes, yet having little rights toward the ownership of land.
The revolution eventually ended with Napoleon abolishing the Directory with his coup d’etat and naming himself first consul. This marked the end of the french revolution and beginning of the Napoleonic Era.

This is propaganda as it is promoting Napoleon in a certain way in hopes of the public viewing him in a favorable point of view. He is portrayed as a strong figure pointing forward on a mountain, acting as a bold leader, dressed in royalty.
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As Napoleon crowned himself emperor, he fulfilled his goal of reorganizing the legal system with is code Napoleon. He created a unified system and the code is used as a base for the current french legal system as well as other states. Economically, France’s economy was in a low state when napoleon came into power. However, in a year Napoleon was able to increase in the infrastructure, increase trade, and create a new commercial code. There were also many other numerous improvements he made economically. In terms of education, napoleon greatly improved the educational system of france as he encouraged school for girls, created primary and secondary schools, and ameliorated literacy