Western civilization. The French Revolution was a major part of this sweeping change in the way Europeans (and the newborn Americans) perceived the function of government and the most effective ways of governing. The French Revolution had many long term and short term causes and effects‚ and was one of the most violent periods in the history of the country. There were many factors that contributed to the spark of the revolution. There were three main causes of the French Revolution: gross mishandling
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French Revolution (1789-1790’s) • Causes o High taxes on bread were a cause for the revolution. o Frivolous spending of King Louis the 16th o Droughts and disease lead to poor harvest and poor living conditions. o No rights for every man only privileged men. • Unfair Treatment o The French were divided into different class and these classes had certain political rights which were unfair. o No rights for every man only privileged men. • Results o The French Third Estate
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French Revaluation French Revaluation was one of the oldest revaluation in the world’s history of modernization in 18th century. The French revaluation has many factors of the West at the end of the 18th main causes may explain why it was most violent in the worlds history and important about this revaluation. In 1789 French had conflicts in Political‚ Social and Economic situations in French that contributed to the depression felt by thousands of French people especially those people who lived in
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Reasons radicalization of French Revolution By the end of September 1791‚ the National Assembly announced that its work was done. In many ways‚ the Constitution of 1791 seemed to fulfil the promises of reform which had been first uttered by the men of 1789. All Frenchmen could now be proud that the following rights had been secured: equality before the law‚ careers open to talent‚ a written constitution‚ and parliamentary government. Hence‚ there was a sizeable faction within the National Assembly
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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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Introduction French Revolution was the period that stirred the imagination of Europeans‚ both participants and observers sensed that they were living in a pivotal age. There were many causes that led to the French Revolution‚ but the primary cause was the social structure and others were maladministration‚ financial disorder‚ enlightenments‚ and interference in the American war of independence and poverty. This essay is going to focus more on these factors. Social structure Primary cause of the
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Causes of the French Revolution 1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state 2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy. 3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism‚ one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’sSpirit of the Laws; introduces new notions of good government
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the price of bread would double. There was crime throughout the cities leading to the Great Fear. The 3rd Estate faced high taxes and rents. Enlightenment ideas also led to the Revolution. The American Revolution made the French believe that they could win their own revolution. Ideas such as‚ secular thinking‚ individual growth‚ human progress‚ and liberty was also a factor leading to the Revolution. France was under a weak leadership which played a huge role into the start of the French Revolution
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The first of these causes was ideas during the Enlightenment. The ideas were about French society. John Locke‚ an Enlightenment thinker‚ wrote that each and every single person is born with rights. These natural rights include: life‚ liberty and property. Locke wanted to get rid of an unjust ruler‚ and people began to be inquisitive of the authority of the King. Another Enlightenment thinker‚ Montesquieu‚ wanted freedom of speech without punishment. A powerful government should be divided into three
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simply fear change. Sometimes‚ however‚ thats not always true. Some claim that they fear the change‚ when they merely like the way things are and refuse to see things in another way. When discontent spreads throughout the majority of the population of French‚ a forced revolutionary war is the only way to convince that change is necessary. Three main things contributed to this desire for change‚ and those include taxes too intolerable to pay and survive‚ ideas encouraging change that were inspired by the
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