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    The French revolution was the result of many problems concerning the unfair treatment of the middle class and peasants (the 3rd Estate). The 3rd Estate made up 97% of the total population of France‚ and yet they only counted as one third of the total votes. The lower class was forced to pay heavy tailles‚ while the upper class paid minimal. The price of bread had also risen above the peoples’ ability to pay. These three problems led to a huge revolution that would change the shape of France forever

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    During the French Revolution‚ did ideas and events influenced women to break from the conformities of their society and fight for their civil rights? Equality for women was a gripping concept that was fought for throughout the French Revolution. Women were active during the French Revolution‚ contributing great deal to change and reform whether it was by staging demonstrations and food riots‚ petitioning for political participation‚ or bringing the royal family back to the capital. The women

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    the Women Did The women of Paris had traditionally been much involved in street politics‚ especially if the issue centered around subsistence. They expressed their opinions and channeled their energies through petitions and demonstrations. The Revolution heightened the political activity of women. They threw themselves into the spirit of the times‚ taking as their own the issues with which their husbands were grappling. For this reason‚ a woman’s social class usually determined which issues she

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    Assembly’s conception of power will ultimately lead to the ruin and devastation of France‚ largely through the lack of leadership‚ skill‚ direction‚ and foresight of the members of the National Assembly. The king needs to maintain his monarchical powers and rights‚ while the National Assembly needs to have serious checks on their powers before the

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    Would England Have Been Better Off W/O the I.R.? Introduction The government has made laws saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. Because of this working today is pretty safe. At the start of the Industrial Revolution none of these laws existed and so working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous indeed. Industries such as the cotton trade were mainly hard for workers to endure long hours of labor. The

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    Leaders of the French Revolution Made By: Abby Bour Table of Contents Louis XVI Maximillien Robespierre Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XVI Louis XVI Louis XVI was born on August 23‚ 1754 in Versailles‚ France. He was born to his mother‚ Princess Marie-Josephine‚ and his father‚ Louis‚ the Dauphin of France. He was born with the name of Louis-August‚ Duke of Berry. Louis-August was the oldest of seven children‚ but was the third son. When his father was 36‚ he died of Lung Tuberculosis

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    century France‚ with the changing social realities challenging the old order of life‚ and Enlightenment ethics of equality and freedom flourishing‚ government officials demanded a crucial change in politics and governments. Meanwhile‚ state debt soared as the war of dominance of the atlantic economy ended‚ furthering a call to reform for the society. With all these internal and external turmoil occurring‚ the French called for a reform(after being influenced by the American Revolution as well)

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    During the French Revolution a government cemented in the ideas of the Enlightenment was attempted to be created‚ especially from the year 1789 through the Reign of Terror. Enlightenment philosophies became prominent in many aspects of society‚ including polices dealing with the Church‚ the structure of the government‚ and political principles to base all future forms of government off of. As Enlightenment philosophies were rooted so deeply in the ideas of the French Revolution it was inevitable

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    collapse of the economy‚ finances‚ and capital. Hyperinflation devastated the economy‚ 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

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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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