One of the biggest differences between the two revolutions is why they started (causes). Unlike most revolutions that were caused by financial crisis‚ peasant rebellion‚ disgruntled military‚ or defeat at war. The Iranian revolution had another cause. The Iranian revolution was a cultural‚ religious revolution‚ while the French revolution was a liberal bourgeois revolution. The Iranian revolution started because people discontent with the monarchy under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ and the social
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The French Revolution The American Revolution was not as revolutionary as the French Revolution. The French Revolution was mostly about having basic facilities and independence provided to all the people. All of this began because the monarch was not looking after his people properly. So the people wanted to remove the king from his position. This revolution was also about the people demanding for justice and equality‚ while the American Revolution was about driving the British away from their country
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American Revolution was in fact revolutionary because the battles and treaties between the two nations led to the American people getting their independence as well as inspiring another revolution. The American revolution was actually revolutionary because the battles allowed for a complete shift in power to occur. The battles themselves led to the destruction of the British army‚ which made the colonies win the war. Battles like Saratoga were very important because it convinced the French to join
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called off. Octroi was abolished. Revolutionary FRA also suffered from huge eco. decay. Govt. was burdened with loans. Pol instability affected economy. Series of wars brought huge loss to men and prop Social s/m: Middle class took control over French politics. End of feudalism- post revn many fled from France. End of privileges(taxation &property) enjoyed by Aristocrats and bishops. Forced labor was withdrawn. Unnecessary restrictions were repealed. Evil effects: Lack of able‚ foresighted
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Compare and contrast the Glorious and French Revolutions with respect to causes‚ ideologies and results. French and Glorious revolutions were two revolutions where people rebelled agains the monarch and got read of absolute monarchy. However‚ they were different in terms of peoples and monarch behavior The Glorious Revolution: in 1603 James came to power. He did not followed Elizabeth the I Monarchic majesty. He was a monarch that believed that devine right came from god. This contradicted
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French and Haitian Revolution There were two other revolutions that occurred during the time of the American Revolution. Both of these revolutions were important to their countries and both were similar and different to the American Revolution. Both revolutions have their own unique way of influencing life today. The French Revolution occurred in 1789 and was orchestrated by the French citizens. They “razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape‚ uprooting centuries-old institutions
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The French Revolution 1789 Louis XIV left a huge debt for France. After him came Louis XV who brought some peace but could not stop the debt from building up. He ruled for 59 years in a very lazy manner and lost the support of his people. He kept borrowing more leading to higher interest rates and also refused to economize accordingly to avert crises. Then came Louis XVI who married Marie Antoinette of Austria. She was made a general target by the public because of the deteriorating relations with
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The French Revolution was a very important time in European history. It changed the French society forever. The French Revolution took place in 1789 with many events that had led up to the revolt. France was going through financial debt‚ and taxes were being raised significantly. (Sargent and Velde 474). During this time period‚ the social classes were split up into three groups‚ also known as Estates. The First Estate was the Clergy‚ the Second Estate included the nobility of France‚ and the
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The Mexican revolution was a movement that caused a severe transformation in Mexico. Indeed‚ Mexico has been victim of multiple authoritarian leaders‚ which wanted to take control of the political system and the country. A revolution can start by many factors‚ like the desire to have a new system‚ or to end with a tyranny that affects the society. In fact‚ Mexico had leaders that did well during their government‚ making a progress in the country. In spite of this‚ the popular awakening and the revolution
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Napoleon’s career and policies both destroyed and preserved aspects of the Revolution. Napoleon gave the people rhetoric about liberty‚ rather than giving it to them. This is best seen through his using of the plebiscite and crowing himself emperor. By taking all of the power for himself‚ Napoleon went against certain ideals of the Revolution. However‚ Napoleon did make efforts to preserve some aspects of the Revolution. This is shown through his creation of the lycées‚ which gave the people
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