The French & American Revolutions The American and French revolutions introduced similar ideas in fixing society‚ but different methods of implementing ideas. The American Revolution was created by the American colonists need for financial independence from the overpowering nation of Great Britain‚ while the French revolution was a struggle to gain social equality among the masses. People claim that the French had a greater impact on a lot of things than
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Was the French Revolution caused by one major influence or by various reasons. Yes i think it was but first what was the french revolution: The French Revolution was a revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first peak there in 1789. Hence the conventional term “Revolution of 1789‚” denoting the end of the ancient regime in France and serving also to characterise that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848. Though many people believe
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put upon one another. Throughout the years‚ these changes have had affected society significantly resulting in more or less conflicts. The French Revolution was one of the many changes that affected society resulting in both conflicts beginning and others being resolved. The French Revolution began in 1789 due to the inequality of French society. The French society was divided into three estates. The first two consisted of clergy and nobility respectively. The third was made up of merchants‚ businessmen
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Causes of the French Revolution As with most things in the history‚ it is unwise to trace this happening back to one main cause. The French Revolution‚ like all things studied in European history‚ can be accredited to multiple causation. However‚ narrowing it down to three simple categories is indeed fair. The social structure‚ distaste in politics‚ and economic unrest of the time period leading up to the French Revolution were strong enough forces to cause an upheaval. Unrest in the social
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fostered the critique of society and institutions‚ especially of despotism and the Church‚ laying the foundations for a new order. The French Revolution is a movement that is very widely studied amongst historians. It therefore has many interpretations as to its causes and effects. A classic interpretation‚ predominant in the work of Marxist historians‚ view the French Revolution in terms of a class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the landowning nobility‚ leading to the transition
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The 1789 document the Rights of Man and Citizen was written by the National Assembly of France‚ which consisted of mostly wealthy bourgeoisies of the third estate. The remaining members of the third estate‚ the peasants and sans-culottes‚ therefore did not have much say in what was being addressed to the public. Enlightenment ideas such as popular sovereignty and civic equality‚ advocated by all three groups of the estate‚ is apparent in the statement. Although this was a step in the right direction
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between the people of first and second Estates and the people of the Third Estate because the people of the Third Estate were treated incredibly unfair so they came together and took matters into their own hands. The three most important causes of the French Revolution were the bad economy and unfair taxes paid by the Third Estate‚ lack of voice and rights‚ and the idea of enlightenment and the inspiration of the American Revolution. The revolution led to the execution of the king and queen of France
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French Course #2 Greetings & Salutations A typical formal conversation might start with many of these phrases: Introducing in French | Pronunciation | Translation | Bonjour | bohN-zhoor | Hello | Bonsoir | bohN swahr | Good evening | Bonne Nuit | bohN-nwee | Good Night | monsieur | muh-syuh | Sir | madame | mah-dahm | Miss‚ Mrs | mademoiselle | mahd-mwah-zehl | Miss | Je m’appelle | zhuh mah-pehl | My name is (I call myself) | Comment vous appelezvous? | kohN-mahN voo zah-play
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The importance of French language and why should it be Learned:- Being the second most taught language internationally after English‚ and having a readership and following which are commiserate with the number of its students‚ French is definitely the language to know these days. With English‚ French is the only other “international” language‚ being spoken in 5 continents. The international body supervising the following of French as a language is known as the International Organization of Francophonie
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home Napoleon got behind the Corsican resistance to the French occupation‚ siding with his father’s former ally‚ Pasquale Paoli. But the two soon had a falling-out‚ and when a civil war in Corsica began in April 1793‚ Napoleon‚ now an enemy of Paoli‚ and his family relocated to France‚ where they assumed the French version of their name: Bonaparte. Rise To Power For Napoleon‚ the return to France meant a return to service with the French military. Upon rejoining his regiment at Nice in June 1793
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