and country had to default on obligations and debt. Improvements happened after Napoleon’s reforms and by widespread confiscation of wealth from Europe (for example by asking Austria to pay for a war reparations). Anarchy and mob violence‚ counter-revolution‚ and civil war caused death to hundreds of thousands citizens. Entire regions were depopulated by burn land tactics‚ and cities like Lyon destroyed. It was the biggest outbreak of violence in Europe between 30Y War and WWI. The extreme measures
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During the French Revolution‚ everything and everyone was impacted in one way or another. It didn’t matter your social ranking or position in something‚ the rebels were only interested in changing France for what they the thought was the better. Before the Revolution‚ the Catholic faith was the most widely studied religion in France‚ but the tables soon turned after the revolt. The rebels believed that in order to change and make France a better place‚ it was necessary to throw out all of the old
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Kristy Stanislawczyk 10/16/07 Global II Honors 9D The French Revolution And so it began in the year of 1789‚ a revolution that would change France and all Europe forever. France was renowned for its opulent monarchy that kept stability‚ but cared more about its possessions rather than its people. The country was sorted by social class which was divided into three estates. The 3rd estate was the largest‚ consisting of 97% of the population who was
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The pivotal event of European history in the eighteenth century was the French Revolution. From its outbreak in 1789‚ the Revolution touched and transformed social values and political systems in France‚ in Europe‚ and eventually throughout the world. France’s revolutionary regime conquered much of Western Europe with its arms and with its ideology. But not without considerable opposition at home and abroad. Its ideals defined the essential aspirations of modern liberal society‚ while its bloody
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The ideals commonly associated with the French revolution of 1789-1794 are "Liberty‚ Equality and Fraternity". Articles like the Cahiers and the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen" published early in the revolution were inspired by the Enlightenment and growing dislike of the Ancien Regime and the king ’s oppression. They are clear demonstrations of the ideals of the revolution- mainly being equality before the law‚ freedom of speech and a united France. In the search for achieving
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French Revolution Success or Failure AP European History: The French Revolution; Success or Failure Like many of the debacles and upheavals of France‚ and Western Europe‚ the French Revolution resulted in many examples of successes‚ as well as failures. Even the outcomes that were viewed positively‚ most came at a very high price. Amid a fiscal crisis‚ the peasants of France were increasingly angered by the incompetency of King Louis XVI and the continued indifference of the aristocracy
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B. A. – 2nd Semester – Summer Drive 2012 B.A. (English) Subject Name: Political Thinkers. Subject code: BAE 202 4 credits (60 marks) (BKID: B1443) Set 2 1. Explain Rousseau’s relation with the French Revolution. According to this testimony‚ it would seem that Rousseau’s influence extended through much of the popular and intellectual sphere. However‚ it also reached as high as the royal court. In a discourse before the Assemblée Nationale‚ Louis XVI goes as far as to attribute much
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Before and during the French Revolution there were many factors that were put into shaping and impacting the culinary industry such as the creation of Haute Cuisine and two chefs involvement on new styles of cooking MarieAntoine Careme and Auguste Escoffier. During the French Revolution food played a pretty large role. The most essential elements of French cuisine which are bread and salt were the heart of the conflict. Bread was considered a public service necessary to keep people from rioting
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The major causes of the French Revolution were the disputes and inequalities between the different types of social classes in French society‚ and the financial problems‚ facing the French government‚ during the year of 1779. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The Revolution led to many changes in France‚ which at the time of the Revolution was the most powerful state in Europe. The Revolution led to the development of new political
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political and social changes in France. The National Convention and Committee of Public Safety declared the law of suspects‚ ‘terror’ measures as acceptable and a necessary means for the government. The purpose was to eradicate France of enemies of the revolution and to protect the country from foreign invaders. Over the course of nine months‚ seventeen thousand people were guillotined. This set the course for change and continuity with the struggle for control between the interactions of groups in France
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