century there were two dramatic revolutions that happened. There was the French revolution and the American Revolution. The American Revolution was between the American Settlers and Great Brittan and lasted from years 1775-1783. The French Revolution was between the Clergy and Nobility estates and the 3rd estate and lasted between the years 1789-1799. The French revolution was more radical then the American Revolution because how the revolutions started the French people would kill anyone who supported
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Throughout history there have been many revolutions‚ such as the French Revolution‚ that were caused by people rebelling against their governments. The French Revolution commenced after the Enlightenment became popular. The Enlightenment was a period in time where new ideas were spread and people started thinking differently about the world that they lived in. Enlightenment thinkers‚ like John Locke and Voltaire‚ begin inspiring the citizens of France to rebel against their government if they felt
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In 1793 to 1794‚ France was in the midst of turmoil. During the French revolution‚ the radical group‚ The Jacobins seized control over the governing body of France in an attempt to maintain order. However‚ the Prussian‚ Austrian‚ and British military were threatening the French borders.Wars of succession were also commonly rising throughout France. In Lyon‚ they experienced a secessionist movement which opposed the established authority of the radical government in France. The country was also in
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The French Revolution began as a quest for equal representation in government‚ and ultimately ended as a totalitarian regime. After incurring heavy debts following the French and Indian War‚ absolute monarch Louis XVI first asked an Assembly of Notables‚ which was comprised solely of nobility‚ to aid in repaying the debt. When they declined the demand‚ Louis XVI was forced to reinstitute the Estates General‚ in order to involve the entire nation in the repayment. According to historian Lynn Hunt
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I believe that the French Revolution was not revolutionary to the rights of Women. Either Socially or Politically. The French Revolution is often seen as an uprising of the Lower Class of French peasants against the Aristocratic Bourgeois ruling class of 18th Century France. And while this uprising allowed for more rights of Women‚ the rights were only in effect during the time of The Revolution and went away with the establishment of the Napoleonic Law code of 1804. Although it can be argued that
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PPT 2 World Ocean keeps many secrets‚ the first among them is the mystery of the Bermuda triangle. The Bermuda Triangle‚ also known as the Devil’s Triangle‚ is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is in this area that a high number of unexplained disappearances of planes‚ ships and people have taken place. PPT 3 Located in the Atlantic Ocean‚ the Bermuda Triangle falls between Bermuda‚ Puerto Rico and Florida. The Bermuda Triangle’s three corners extend from the island
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Burke toys with the idea presented by revolutionaries that the French population has declined and will continue to decline with a monarch in power. He quickly demolishes this claim by stating‚ “That talk of the failure of the king and the monarchy is exaggerated‚ as evidenced by the growth in the French population from 18 million in 1700 to about 25 million now” (9). In addition to fighting claims about the population due to a monarchist leader‚ Burke also says that the nobility are
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Freedom of speech and press‚ equality before the law‚ right to property and security‚ and the separation of Church and State. All of these things we take for granted as our fundamental rights but until the French Revolution‚ these concepts were rare in most nations. The Revolution helped spread ideas of democracy through inspiring fear in the hearts of monarchs running absolutist governments as well as through the birthing of documents like the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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monarchy to different‚ more radical forms of government. The start of the overthrow of monarchy‚ which eventually led to the beginning of the French Revolution‚ began with the overthrow of the English monarchy by the Parliament of England in 1649. The American Revolution of 1776 soon followed‚ and finally‚ France started their own Revolution; the French Revolution of 1789. Of course‚ there are many political‚ economic‚ and social causes leading to this sudden political advancement in France. For example
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The French Revolution can be seen as both a positive and negative event in history‚ it depends on who you ask. It led to the loss of many lives and property. But despite how ugly the bad stuff was‚ the French Revolution led to the destruction of social classes and the creation of the declaration of rights for mankind. Also‚ it ended the French monarchy and created new revolutionary ideas about society. The French Revolution at first was a peaceful revolution of change between the monarchy and a
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