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    new idea that concerns a lot of the links which soon starts to spread among the neighboring nations and become the reality (Korotkin‚ 2009‚ p. 8-9). This paper consists of several sections and each of it examines a particular topic concerning the French Revolution. In a complex‚ these sections create a full picture

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    Bastille Day: French Independence Day "Bastille Day‚ on the Fourteenth of July‚ is the French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution" (www.hightowertrail.com). Bastille Day is a national‚ symbolic‚ historical French holiday and is celebrated every July 14. To celebrate Bastille Day‚ also known as La Fete de la Bastille‚ French citizens remember the storming of the Bastille which was the first major event of the French revolution. Bastille was not just a prison

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    The person who had the greatest impact on the French Revolution was Marie Antoinette. Marie was known for her extravagant lifestyle‚ because of her abnormal lifestyle (always wonder why she was able to spend so much money?)‚ a large amount of money was spent‚ and funding the American Revolution also took a humongous of money‚ eventually France was declared bankruptcy. In 1789 about 10‚000 people had gather outside the palace of Versailles. They demand that the King and Queen be brought to Paris‚

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    The French and Indian War had a negative effect on the relationship between Britain and its American colonies. The French and Indian War was known as the Seven Years War in America. The colonists were having conflicts with the Native Americans on the issue of territory. The French had a fur trade system with the Native Americans‚ and both the French and Native Americans had conflict with Britain. Colonists were thankful to have redcoats in the colonies during the French and Indian War‚ however‚ when

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    Enlighted: The Solution To Class Inequality. The French Revolution was one of the most important events that occurred in the history of France. The revolution crumpled the Old Regime and completely transformed the social and political system of France. The people of France sought to establish a more egalitarian society through their newly created Republic. When Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Baron de Montesquieu introduced individual liberty‚ natural rights

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    “The French Revolution was a decisive period in the shaping of the modern west. It implemented the thought of the philosophies‚ destroyed the hierarchical and corporate society of the Old Regime‚ which was a legacy of the Middle Ages‚ promoted the interests of the bourgeoisie‚ and quickened the growth of the modern state” ( Perry. Chase. Jacob. Jacob. Von Laue‚ p. 462). The aristocracy of France was also weakened by the Revolution. The nobles no longer had their ancient rights and privileges making

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    on hatred for the king‚ Louis XVII‚ and the prospects of a governmental system that promoted liberty and equality. The unfair representation of the third estate‚ the spread of enlightenment ideas‚ and the high price and scarcity of bread caused the French Revolution‚ with the high price and scarcity of bread being the most significant because it caused the people to develop severe anger due to starvation‚ and they never would have had such a large amount of anger if they weren’t hungry.

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    Topic: In what ways did the French and Indian War(1754-63) alter the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? By the middle eighteenth century‚ Britain and France become two mainly powerful competitors in north America. As shown in document A‚ England controls the eastern seaboard and Hudson Bay‚ while France dominates central continent before 1754. The two countries increase tension in competing with each others. Both sides want to grab more fortunes

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    The French Revolution of 1789 was one of the most brutal and bloodiest moment in world history. The Revolution was the fall of monarchism and the rise of the republic. During that time‚ people in the society had an enormous economic inequality between the rich and the plebeian. Before the Revolution begin many events showed that things were getting of control. Also France had a big economic crisis. The poor people struggled a lot just to survive in the society. The French Revolution occurred because

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    the king and establish a republic. The revolution was followed by a return of the monarchy‚ but the French people had learned that inequality did not have to be borne‚ and they were never again dominated as before by the privileged class. What had inspired the people? The American Influence During the American War of Independence (1776-1783)‚ Commander George Washington was supported with French fleets both at land and at sea to abolish the control of their common enemy‚ Britain‚ over the States

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