The French revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political‚ social‚ and economical conditions in France contributed to the discontent felt by many French people especially those of the third estate. The ideas of the intellectuals of the Enlightenment brought new views of government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of the French Revolution. Three of the most important causes of the French Revolution included the lack of skill of Louis XVI‚ the vast gap between
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To what extent had Napoleon betrayed the French Revolution in his domestic policy by 1804? The main objectives of the French revolution were to abolish Feudalism‚ to ensure the people of France have freedom of religion‚ and to uphold the Rights of Man. Napoleon did achieve most of these objectives to a certain degree‚ for instance he introduced the Prefect system to keep royalist revolts to a minimum‚ and he did make sure that the monarchy was not restored in France. He introduced lyceé’s‚ which
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Causes of the French Revolution On July 14‚ 1789 a large mob stormed the Bastille‚ and killed the commander and some other soldiers. The fall of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution‚ and was a symbol to the people of France representing years of abuse by the monarchy. Also‚ this event served as a wake-up call to King Louis XVI. Unlike any other short protest or riot‚ this event actually challenge to the regime. As the French Revolution progressed‚ French society underwent a
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cultural and technological revolutions. Each has a variety of complex causes that often a great impact on the lives of the people involved and their country surrounding them. Revolutions are often described as a change in society‚ and are usually violent and disruptive. In particular‚ the French Revolution was a period of radical‚ social and political upheaval in France that had a major impact on France and throughout the rest of Europe. Although the French Revolution began in 1789 with the convocation
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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‚ lawyers‚ and peasants. They had the least rights and privileges compared with the other estates
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Both the French and Russian revolutions occurred because of two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar‚ they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two revolutions is the fact that the French turned towards a democracy
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A revolution broke out in France in 1789 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
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Long-term government financial chaos played a lead role in the cause of the French Revolution. This point is supported by William Doyle‚ in Origins of the French Revolution. Government debt and lack of available funding seriously deteriorated authority and credit‚ leading to extreme measures in taxation‚ thereby acting as a catalyst of the French Revolution. Doyle makes his point by arguing that France was approaching a state of fiscal ruin as far back as August 20‚ 1786‚ indicating that "Calonne
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God. Many pursued more education. The common man was taking power over their own lives. It was in this atmosphere that the French Revolution was first ignited. What started as commoners wanting a voice in how they were governed ended in one of the bloodiest times France would ever know. Although started with the intent to champion the ideas of enlightenment‚ the French Revolution peaked in a reign of terror that was the antitheses of the enlightenment. One of the philosophers from the enlightenment
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NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION "We have finished the romance of the Revolution‚ we must now begin its history‚ only seeking for what is real and practicable in the application of its principles‚ and not what is speculative and hypothetical." After Brumaire (9-10 Nov. 1799) --the coup d’etat which first set Napoleon on the path to becoming the supreme executive of a French empire-- Napoleon declared‚ "The Revolution is made fast on the principles on which it began; the Revolution is finished
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