who have caused incredible reforms. For example‚ Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States‚ and King Louis XVIII of France inadvertently caused a revolution. Though Louis may be well known‚ the most famous of France’s rulers was arguably Napoleon. His military success and determination led to a huge amount of power within his French Empire‚ but ultimately a great fall. The entire nation of France was able to appreciate Napoleon and give him perhaps more credit than he is due; they saw him
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Sans-Culotte‚ make up 99% of the population of France; this equates to 28 million angry and hungry people looking for change. It is 1794 and we have already taken many steps in assuring our expectations are met. We have been brought to the forefront of the revolution and our presence is influential in the overthrow of the monarchy. We have been neglected and been misleadingly depicted as urban proletariat‚ valiantly resisting hard-faced capitalism. (Wright‚ 1974) The self-righteous‚ obnoxious inhabitants
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Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution Can you imagine powerful kings and queens being overthrown? Entire governments toppling by simple citizens who had no authority? A whole form of administration destroyed and modified‚ generally caused by the actions of a few selfish people? This isn’t an imaginary story‚ but a true historical event. The French Revolution endured for practically 10 years‚ starting in 1789 and ending in 1799. It is a very famous occurrence in history‚ and people of
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means that the government upholds their power by keeping the people uneducated and suppressing their freedom. Maximilien Robespierre was a lawyer and a politician who strongly disagreed with the French government. He was an essential figure of the French Revolution that had an immense impact on the French government. Robespierre led France during the reign of terror and soon became suspicious of many revolutionists‚ consequently leading to his downfall. Arras‚ France was the place of birth of Maximilien
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an impasse with the secret meeting of the Third Estate. Louis refused to align himself with the people even though he reminded himself of previous French king’s alliance‚ and instead‚ he gave a discreet answer to the people that proved unsatisfactory and vague. His refusal to choose an order highlighted his distance from the reality of the revolution and his non-committal answer revealed to the public his deficiency of leadership. The character of Louis became more noticeable to the public eye as
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and the French Revolutions POSSIBLE THESIS STATEMENT While the timing and reasons leading to the French and American Revolutions were different‚ the two were similar in many ways including breaking free from oppressive government systems‚ including stemming off of the Enlightenment ideals when recreating their governments and furthermore‚ inspiring other countries to start their own revolutions an get rid of monarchy and to create a republic government. COMPARE 1-Both the French revolution
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Before the French revolution‚ people were subdivided in to social classes that included the Aristocrats‚ the bourgeoisie‚ and the peasants. The aristocrats were considered to be a high-class society and they received special treatment as opposed to other classes of people. Moreover‚ aristocrats had great influence compared to other classes of people. They lived luxuriously in large cities like London and Paris. Aristocrats lived in high-class residential areas surrounded by beautiful environments
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To what extent were Enlightenment ideas responsible for the outbreak of the French Revolution and the reforms of 1789? Included sources attached: John Locke‚ “Two Treatises on Government”‚ 1690; The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizens‚ 1789; Arthur Young “Travels in France during the Years 1787‚ 1788‚ 1789” The ancien régime‚ the time before the outbreak of the revolution‚ was divided into three estates. The first estate‚ for the people of the highest position in France belonged
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Marie Antoinette’s impact on revolution Marie Antoinette was the Queen of France. She was born in Vienna‚ Austria. She was born November 2nd‚ 1755. Marie Antoinette was a daughter of Emperor Francis 1st of Lorraine. She was married to her husband‚ Louis Auguste‚ on May 16th‚ 1770. Marie Antoinette’s husband‚ Louis Auguste‚ was crowned king on June 11th‚ 1775. On that day Marie was crowned Queen of France and Navarre at the Cathedral of Reims. Marie
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Marchand‚ and‚ 619). The Enlightenment also paved the way for a newer approach towards the concept of human rights. Human beings were granted certain individual rights known as their “natural rights” that was always convenient by law. Before the French Revolution‚ European cultures were restricted by “two major institutions: the Catholic and Protestant churches and the dynastic court systems” (Tignor‚ Adelman‚ Aron‚ Kotkin‚ Marchand‚ 617) where individual rights were given based on social ranks. The Enlightenment
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