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    The world has seen many revolutions in history. One of the biggest revolutions was the French Revolution because it came with many consequences and influences. Nothing else like this had ever happened this powerful to change the political status quo. Many people surprisingly don’t know how the French Revolution started but through this paper we will be learning more about it. Starting in 1789 through 1794 the people of France dethroned and arrested their king Louis XVI‚ took apart his monarchy

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    From the beginning of the people’s revolt‚ the French Revolution became one of the most important events to occur in the history of France‚ and around the world. From the day it began‚ the question as to what influenced this political uprising has been pondered by many people. Now before the revolution‚ people were starting to question religion‚ and were leaning more towards science and rationality to explain things. These people pointed out the absurdities of religion‚ and the need for the better

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    Katherine horts World History The Russian Revolution and Animal Farm In George Orwell’s book “Animal Farm”‚ we can see that he makes the characters personify the leaders in the Russian Revolution. He makes a comparison among animal’s characters during the rebellion against the Russian Revolution and Stalin. Orwell shows how people can be fooled by tyrants to believing anything. The animals in the story who act as the main characters may seem like regular animals but upon historical reference

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    The Order of the Day: Terror in the French Revolution By 1792‚ the many of the issues that had led to the French Revolution in the first place continued to be unsolved. The French economy was still in steady decline‚ The newly introduced paper currency called the assagnat‚ had depreciated. And that along with bad harvests‚ and the rise of the price of sugar due to a slave revolt in Haiti‚ left food prices very high. War with major European countries seemed imminent. Austria‚ Prussia‚ and England

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    an event in the history that has led to as many far-reaching discussions and heated debates as the French Revolution did. The French Revolution had undergone a number of different periods. Under the cover of the glorious triumph of human creativity was violences and slaughters; human generosity and deliberate tyrannical practices are simultaneously set out in the revolution. While the revolution moving towards the lofty goals of democracy‚ justice and freedom‚ also heralds the arrival of modern

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    Causes of the French Revolution In the 1780s‚ long standing resentments against the French Monarchy fueled anger throughout France. The source of the French people’s ill will could be found in the unequal structure of French government and society. However there are 3 main short term and long term causes of the French revolution. The long-term causes were economic‚ religious‚ and political and social. There was a severe financial crisis at this time. There was starvation‚ and no welfare

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    history and in stories‚ we can see how power can get into one’s head and make them do illogical and absurd things. In the fictional book of Animal Farm‚ the author: George Orwell‚ writes it as an allegorical fiction to the real life event of the Russian Revolution. Throughout the story‚ the reader can see how much Napoleon and Joseph Stalin have in common. This can be seen in the book and in real life during the expulsion of Snowball/Trotsky‚ the executions of Napoleon/Stalin’s enemies‚ and in the plan

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    WHEN WAS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION? 1789 May Estates General * Louis 16th faced with bankruptcy called for a meeting of the Estates General in 1788 * The actual meeting was set for May * They had the traditional right to authorize taxation * Consisted of representatives from each of the three estates * Louis hope to find new methods to RAISE MONEY and to solve the FINANCIAL CRISIS * Representatives were chosen‚ collect complaints complaints: * Financial reform

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    Both the French and Haitian revolutions were spurred for similar reasons by distressed people‚ with an unfair distribution between social classes‚ restricted liberties and also a large gap between the rich and the poor which was the main impulse. There were significant overall economic differences between Haiti and France before the revolutions occurred. France was nearly bankrupt by the time that the revolution began and the American revolution had been extremely costly for France. The large economic

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    Explain the causes of French Revolution: (15 marks) The French revolution-1789 was one of the great revolutions of the world history. It brought about far reaching changes in Europe. It is an arch type revolution that occurred in the history. We are all heirs to its influence. Causes: Dictatorship of bourbons: The roots of the revolution can be traced back to the times of Louis X1V (1643-1715). He was through-going dictator. Though France gained importance in Europe during his time‚ the grandeur

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