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    the American and French Revolutions Sometimes a revolution can take place within a country against its own current state of government‚ other times a revolution can take place externally to rid a country of another country’s influence. There are many components that are involved in a revolution taking place. One must consider the causes or reasons of the situation‚ the events that occur during the revolution and the effects or aftermath that had been created by that revolution. There were major

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    Haitian Revolution Every country has a story on how it became its own independent nation‚ some were founded off of colonists moving‚ looking for a new life in a new territory‚ some revolt against their current corruption of a government‚ and that is exactly what the Haitians did. The Haitian revolution from 1791-1804 was the most successful slave revolt in history. With every revolution comes questions such as; why did they revolt? What lead to the revolt? Were they successful? What was the end

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    The French and Russian Revolutions The French and the Russian revolution both occurred mainly due to two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar‚ they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two revolutions is the

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    The French Revolution was caused by many factors; some were significant and played a large role while others were of minor consequence. France was one of the richest and most powerful nations even though they were facing some economic difficulties. The French Revolution was a pivotal period in the history of French‚ European and Western civilization. During this period of time there was the formation of republicanism which replaced the absolute monarchy in France. Before the French Revolution Louis

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    “The Scientific Revolution Outshines everything since the rise of christianity and reduces the reformation to the rank of mere episodes‚ mere internal displacements within the system of medieval christianity.” Herbert Butterfield a british historian. Consider the time period in which Herbert makes this statement. It 1948‚ just a few years after Hiroshima‚ 78‚000 men‚ women‚ and children died within fifteen minutes of dropping the atomic bomb. That is what science gave us the death of 78‚000 people

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    The year is 1789‚ and the French have started their revolution. If you were asked for at least 4 reasons as to why it started‚ could you answer? If you think back to the American Revolution‚ they wanted freedom from a different country. The French Revolution was a little different. They wanted freedom from their country. Mostly‚ they wanted freedom from the system of an absolute monarchy. France’s revolution was meant to give freedom to the absolute monarch‚ the extremely hated estate system‚ financial

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    The plight of the French people has resonated throughout and ultimately changed the course of history‚ proving that the people indeed have the power to make significant change. It may take one person to spark a nation into revolt with the introduction of new ideas‚ all of which can be social‚ political‚ and even personal. Maximilien Robespierre is often seen as the face of change during the French Revolution as he managed to gather a large following of fed up citizens ready to make their inept leaders

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    believe it was a genuine revolution‚ since it tested the powers of the authorities. It was not a radical revolution as it was known all over in recent years; it was an outfitted battle for rights and a superior future. The revolution could be seen as a change occasion of the general public from the long haul. It did change the general public for all time and its gratefulness could be seen within time. Since the American Revolution was not as radical‚ it possibly was motivation behind why it was a great

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    8% of the French population were part of the bourgeoisie‚ in which people are better off economically‚ are educated‚ are talented‚ and well informed. Unfortunately‚ Étienne and Marguerite Ouellette’s family were part of the social class that formed the majority of the population‚ the peasants. Both lovers were born in Alsace‚ northern France during the second half of the 18th century. Their lives were greatly influenced by major political ideas and revolutions such as the Enlightenment‚ which culminated

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    French Revolution and Napoleonic Era Worksheet  CHRISTOPHER POWERS HIS/114 Chris McAbee March 9‚ 2015 Liberty influenced members of the Third Estate. These members considered themselves an oppressed group. (Revolutionary ideas) They were oppresses politically‚ socially and legally. The King had the power to impress his political opponents and sentenced them to prison without a trial. Torture was used quite often to interrogate suspects and witnesses. (Revolutionary ideas)

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