The French and Russian Revolutions were both very dramatic and have influenced the political standings of both nations and nations surrounding them to this day. The Russian Revolution‚ although performed over 100 years later‚ is a great comparison to the French Revolution‚ due to their relative similarities and differences. Both nations were very powerful and at times had every nation in Europe afraid of them. Some afraid due to the great armies and some due to the idea of their political situations
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Prior to the French revolution there where three social classes the aristocrat‚ bourgeoisie and peasant. The aristocrat is at the of the chain. The bourgeoisie is middle class and the peasant are at the bottom of the group. During this time‚ the raise of taxes where unfair it made the aristocrat class the rich and the other two classes poor. This made economically unbalance and unfair this causes tension between the social classes. The aristocrat social roles would be landowners that took care of
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The French Revolution and Human Rights Paper The French Revolution and Human Rights happened during the period of 1789- 1794. It can be argued with similar or different aspects on equality‚ rights‚ freedom‚ and politics. The French Revolution began with absolutism‚ which you rely on one ruler. During this period of time many middle class and peasant people‚ also known as the third estate. Disagreed with how the government was doing things. For example nobles and clergy had more say and control
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The French Revolution (1789-1794)‚ worked towards the end of feudalism in France by establishing nationalism and the French nation. The King‚ Louis XVI established the Estate General which included a lack of representation and un-proportioned Third Estate which included majority of the French Population. With the Enlightenment era at that time‚ the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and swore the Tennis Court Oath‚ vowing not to disperse until constitutional reform had been achieved. On August
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source as it was generated solely for the use of the king‚ although the petition was published shortly afterwards‚ and therefore became a public source. The source was written in the period of the ancient regime‚ a month before the French revolution occurred in 1789 and is a strong source of information concerning the collapse of the ancient regime‚ it contains the worries and concerns people had over the opposition to the ancient regime and the third estate. The source cannot be
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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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short term causes of the French Revolution was predominantly the weather conditions‚ such as drought and cold weather. For example‚ the mini ice age and the coldest winter in french history. The drought led to many problems‚ especially agriculturally‚ such as the widespread crop failure in 1788. However there were also other short term causes that led to the French revolution‚ such as bastille prison attack and unemployment. The long term causes of the French revolution included the inequality between
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all forms‚ goes through periods and influences such as the Classical period‚ Romantic‚ Modern‚ etc.. It is also influenced by large events‚ such as war. The French Revolution‚ which occurred during the late 1700’s‚ was driven by the ideas and ideals of the Enlightenment. The revolution occurred‚ similarly to the American Revolutionary War‚ because of high taxes and opposition to the French Monarchy. The monarchy had left the country nearly bankrupt‚ 98% of the population were severely underrepresented
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The Fight for Women’s Rights During the French Revolution The French Revolution brought with it many sweeping changes in the realm of human rights both to France and eventually the rest of the world. Through Enlightenment ideas‚ groups previously viewed as second-class citizens‚ and even those viewed as hardly human‚ gained greatly enhanced rights and even citizenship with all that this entailed. Amazingly with all the rights and privileges that were being recognized as inherent to various social
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The Age of Enlightenment & French/American Revolutions Enlightenment: * A philosophical movement in the 18th century characterized by the belief in the power of human reason and in the critical use of the intellect to reform society in accordance with rational principles. (Reason over tradition) William Blake * William Blake was a poet of the Romanticism movement concerned with the state of society. He challenged society and the prevailing modes of thought with his own unique and
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