The French Revolution‚ which began in 1789‚ was far bloodier and more brutal than its western counterpart‚ the American Revolution. After aiding the newly formed United States in the American Revolution‚ the people of France gained their own ideas of freedom and reformation. These ideas were further advanced by the desperate state of the country; after investing so much into American Revolution as well as the Seven Years’ War‚ famine and economic depression had a tight grip on France. The fact that
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France‚ the citizens began to strive for new ideas of liberty and equality among all social classes‚ leading to the French Revolution. They wanted to eliminate the absolute power and develop a new type of government. The Revolution questioned the power of the king. It had five main causes to it: Absolute Monarchism‚ Social Inequality‚ Economic Injustice‚ The Enlightenment and Other Revolutions. It additionally had four stages‚The Tennis Court Oath‚ The Great Fear‚ The Reign of Terror and Moderation. This
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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 Year 1789‚ the French Revolution has started and lasted for 10 years were Peasant and the lower class of the French society gave up on their hopes ‚ Enough was Enough they have decided and not to take anymore misery from the upper classes such as the king and the Royal families which were called at the time The "Absolute Monarchy". So what really caused the French revolution?After being one of the powerful and richest countries in Europe‚ The People of France were facing a very hard times‚ poverty
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The French Revolution was definitely one of the more gruesome wars the world has seen. In the years before the war‚ France was one of the more powerful countries of its time. With elegant palaces and parties every night‚ France gave the appearance of having loads of extra money. However‚ the streets of Paris told a different story. The Parisian people‚ along with those who lived in rural France‚ were struggling beyond belief. Finally‚ the French people grew tired of the country’s financial problems;
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What Caused the French Revolution? As Ulysses Grant once said‚ “The right to revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government‚ it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of the oppression‚ if they are strong enough‚ either by withdrawal from it‚ or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.” This is the exact situation France was having during the 18th century. The people of France were suffering because of their government. They
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A. The king -1789 Loius XVI -Married to Marie Antoinette (Austria) -Lived in luxury at palace of Versailles -Believed in the "Divine right" of kings (g-d had put him on this earth as his representative on the throne) -Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (Parliament) had not met since 1614 - lit de justice - overule
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EUROPEAN AT THE EVE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Before the outbreak of the French Revolution Europe had several states both major (large) and minor (small) states. The largest states included Britain‚ France‚ Austria Prussia and Russia. The small states included Spain‚ Holland‚ Poland‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Norway and the declining Turkey in the Eastern Europe. Europe experienced fundamental changes after the 1789 French Revolution in political‚ social and economic spheres of life however in order to
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FRENCH REVOLUTION ASSIGNMENT ONE Modern European History Jonah Haines 1293 Mr. Potts ìPrivilege not poverty caused the French Revolutionî To what extent do you agree? The French Revolution was essentially a class war between the emerging Bourgeoisie against the Privileged class‚ this meant they saw the Privileged class as the only hurdle between themselves and equality within French society. Many of the ideas they pursued stemmed from
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French Revolution There were many factors that contributed to the French Revolution. First of all was the greatest percent of the population‚ the commoners‚ had the least amount of power and land. This laid the foundation for social unrest which is necessary for a revolution. Second‚ the French economy was very weak due to France’s involvement in the American Revolution. In addition to the economic problems that the American Revolution caused‚ it also put Enlightenment ideas into the minds
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