The french revolution and Russian Revolution are the same yet different in many ways. The are the same because they have separate groups‚ However they are different because they both occurred in a different time period and in different locations. The french revolution occurred in ___________. The russian revolution occurred in russia. The first difference between the 2 estates is that their social life was very different. The french had 3 estates where as the russian only had 2 groups The church
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Florida WOH 1022 – Introduction to World History - Spring 2013 Midterm February 22‚ 2013 Charles Ackley Enlightenment philosophes triggered a series of intellectual and social revolutions that shattered the Old Regime. These social revolutions include the American Revolution‚ The French Revolution‚ and the Haitian Revolution. The Enlightenment was a movement for general human rights‚ equal citizenship‚ and equal participation in government. At the time the world was ruled by kings and governments
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CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. Describe the leadership of Louis XVI (16th) of France. indecisive leader/ easily persuaded put off financial problems. French support for the colonists in the American War of Independence had brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy agreed to summon the ’estatesgeneral’ (a form of parliament‚ but without real power) in order to try and raise taxes. people were angered by Louis’ refusal to allow the three estates the first (clergy)
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FRENCH REVOLUTION Q.1) Explain the following terms:- a) Guillotine Ans) The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr .Guillotine who invented it. b) Subsistence crisis Ans) the population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 2 8million in 1789.This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which
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Agricultural Revolution never happened? Explain Why? I will have to agree with Jared Diamond in saying that the human race and our environment would have been better off if the Agricultural Revolution never happened. I will begin by discussing some of the positives and negatives of the new found Agricultural Revolution. Despite the few positives‚ this revolution has had an impact on not only the environment but our human existence. My goal is to discuss the hardship that the Agricultural Revolution has
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World Studies 16 January 2014 The Same Revolution?: The Russian and Chinese Communist Revolution Many question the many similarities and differences between the Russian Revolution and the Chinese Communist Revolution and how they may have been the same historical rebellion. Using Crane Brinton’s Anatomy of a Revolution to compare and contrast the two revolutions’ stages‚ there might be an answer to the debatable question. While during the Russian Revolution‚ they started out united‚ a new government
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The American Revolution was an extremely important event that helped shape the modern world‚ however‚ it was not a true revolution. According to Richard Price‚ a British Unitarian minister‚ "A true social revolution destroys the institutional foundations of the old order and transfers power from a ruling elite to new social groups." (Digital History ID 3222) During the 1700’s‚ the American colonies had already been engaging in a form of self-government in their localities‚ which they largely fashioned
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Primary Source Analysis: The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution in Europe could be described as the transition of the use of hand-powered labor to machine operated manufacturing methods. This transition ultimately changed the way the world produces its goods in a more efficient and quicker way in today’s modern world. This revolution began in Great Britain in 1750 and followed the Agricultural Revolution. Through primary source documents like the Factory System: Two Views (Dr. Andrew
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The three causes of the french revolution’ Louis XIV France was going through an economic an economic‚ because King Louis was spending money that his country did not have. Although the king was selfish‚ he did not realize all the social‚ economic‚ and security problems in his country. The third estate was not being treated fairly in the voting system. The bread prices were unaffordable‚ leaving people starved. There was distrust in King Louis‚ because of so many rumors going around. All the
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The Haitian Revolution was one of the most successful slave revolutions of all time. During the period before the Haitian Revolution‚ Haiti was one of the richest countries in the Western Hemisphere: fueled by slave labor. Slaves were forced to work as long as the sun was up and they often spent all day chopping or hacking at sugar cane with a machete. If the slaves refused to work‚ they were shot or beaten. This upsets me because people of color were treated like lesser beings because of their skin
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