October 5‚ 2012 The Great Fear of France 1989 In 1989‚ a great horror struck France that would come to play a major part in the French Revolution. The peasants in the rural areas in France became very frightened and armed themselves in response to many rumors of plots. Rural unrest had been present in France since the worsening grain shortage of the spring‚ and the grain supplies were now guarded by local militias due to rumors that bands of armed men were roaming the countryside. In some areas
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in politics and economics‚ the french citizens wanted to rewrite their social contract in order to liberate themselves from the unfair monarchy. It made it almost impossible to survive under the harsh conditions they were forced into. The heavy involvement of the government in commoners lives lead the third estate to want a less government controlled society. According to document 5‚ France’s debt tripled when they supported the Americans in the American Revolution. With the country in a horrible
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Similar to the rebellious child who craves freedom from his controlling parents‚ the 18th century presented liberal ideas throughout Europe causing people to question monarchial rule. The American Revolution sought to break ties with England and begin an independent nation-state. The French Revolution‚ alike‚ sought to destroy the traditional authority and explore the liberalities of democracy. The idea of an independence from state spread throughout the world‚ making the common man quench for the
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The French Revolution had many causes. Some of the causes were dealt with political‚ social‚ and economical reasons. Out of the three estates‚ the third was the most dissatisfied with the conditions. The ideas of the Enlightenment lead to new views of the government and society. In this essay three causes of the French revolution will be discussed. One of the major cause of the French Revolution was the clashes between the diverse types of social classes in French society‚ first‚ second‚ and thirds
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questioning life in general. The third estate was questioning the way the government should be run. Enlighten thinkers became popular and were supported by the third estate. Motivated by enlightened thinkers. Another problem leading to the cause of the revolution was the weakness of king Louis XIV‚ Louis was ignorant and payed little attention to the third estate. When the government needed money‚ it would all come from the third estate. The third estate was tired and in a dramatic speech they renamed themselves
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The French Revolution was a rebellion of the public against their King Louis XVI. France had been one of the most powerful and largest monarchy in Europe at that time. As a result of the French Revolution‚ Louis XVI lost all his authority and was eventually executed. The French Revolution didn’t happen overnight but happened due to a series of events. The Russian Revolution happened much later in history but it’s causes were very similar to the French Revolution. The Russian public was not happy
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Thousands of revolutions have taken place throughout the course of the history of the world. These revolutions have changed the politics‚ history‚ and all other facets of civilization of certain groups. Most revolutions follow a basic set formula of events: a leader is overthrown‚ radical and extremist groups take control for a period of time‚ and then the government is eventually restored to it’s original state. Both the English and French Revolutions followed this basic formula with various
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Ambassador to Russia said‚ “In retrospect‚ all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand‚ all revolutions seem impossible.” The same was the case with the Haitian Revolution that started in 1791 and finally ended with the independence of Haiti in 1805. The slaves of Haiti could never have imagined rising up against the authorities let alone doing it and seeing it through till its end. Light a match and see the fire spread. The match was the French Revolution which not only left its permanent mark on history
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American Revolution vs. French Revolution From studying and learning about both revolutions‚ I guess you could say they had their similarities; they both had good intentions did they not? Both the Americans and the French people hungered for a new way of life‚ change is what they wanted. Change is indeed what they received. The American Revolution‚ to me‚ seemed more organized and well handled than the French Revolution. The Americans were tired of being under the British’s control‚ especially
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interest and repayments that the treasury had to dispurse. Indeed since 1777‚ Calonne claimed that ariubd 1‚250 million livres had been borrowed. A lot of this borrowing was due to financing the various wars that French kings of the eighteenth century were prone to fighting. The last one‚ French involvement in the American Civil War between 1778-83‚ had a crippling effect on the economy and was substantial in rendering it down to the situation that Calonne had announced to
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