I disagree with the statement. The French Revolution was a period of time where great changes happened to France and generated profound effects. It was caused by many reasons‚ mainly the poor leadership of King Louis as he was indecisive and made many bad decisions that changed the course of France’s future. Moreover‚ he had inherited many problems of the previous kings and further aggravated the financial situation of France with his actions. Firstly‚ he had unintentionally caused the storming
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Of the numerous documents that helped to influence the French Revolution‚ the Declaration of the Rights of Man provoked the Revolution in that it introduced the idea of separation of powers‚ liberalism‚ and citizen responsibility. On August 26‚ 1789‚ the National Assembly finalized the Declaration of the Rights of Man which presented the concept of a Constitutional Monarchy where the king did not have absolute authority‚ and was to be held accountable by other branches of government such as the
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who was not the brightest star in the sky. He threw many parties without even knowing that he would soon be in big trouble. Everyone was starting to get sick of being under his rules. And that’s how the French revolution had begun. This story will be told as a commoner’s view of this whole revolution. King Louis XVI was a very fun-loving person. He threw parties here and there until one day he realized that there was a financial crisis in his own country‚ which meant that he didn’t have any money
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The French Revolution of 1789 and the February and October Revolutions of 1917 were not only the result of the revolutionaries but also the outcome of the blunders committed by the governments that stood before the revolutions. Military defeats in the Seven Years War‚ Russo-Japanese War and World War I caused a decline in public support and patriotism for the old regimes. The trust and leadership of the leaders of the soon to be overthrown French and Russian regimes were questioned by the public
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any rights‚ resented the clergy and nobles. 2.1 Explain how popular uprising contributed to the French Revolution
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The French revolution was a fight of the people in order to finally gain rights‚ and‚ in doing so‚ creating a movement changing the course of history‚ and ridding their country of medieval noble systems and the monarchy. In order to continue to hold these hard-fought values and rights within the country‚ there was an onslaught of violence and dictatorship in fear of losing them. This took place from the September massacres all the way through to the end of Napoleons reign‚ and in-between‚ specifically
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consisted of poor people and the middle class. The King locked the Third Estate out of the Estates-General‚ so its members created the Tennis Court Oath‚ swearing that they would not stop until a new constitution had been agreed upon‚ in which caused a revolution. Shortly thereafter‚ the assembly released the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen‚ which established a limited‚ constitutional monarchy. However‚ peace soon ended and they established a new government known as the National Convention
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have never won‚ Britain had the strongest army and was most powerful. In 1789 France citizens started to rebel against King Louis XVI‚ the social status changed into a new political state that is known as the Estate System. Abbé Sieyes‚ lead to the revolution by saying that the first and second estate contribute nothing to the society and they are therefore not necessary for the third estate. On June 13 the third estate declares itself the national assembly; the king couldn’t have stopped them because
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As King Louis XVI reined over France during the French Revolution his actions heavily impacted the revolution. When he took over as king in 1774 the country was in severe financial crisis; extravagant spending for the American Revolution left the country on the brink of bankruptcy (History.com Staff 2009). Heavy taxes were imposed which were impossible for the Third Estate (the common people) to pay due to low harvests. King Louis XVI was not popular by the citizens which resulted in outbreaks to
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compromising with more modest revolutionaries. She was against change in France which made the people of her country very infuriated. She was also rumored to have persuaded King Louis XVI to oppose revolutionary decisions that ended up causing the French revolution and to make major decisions on her behalf. She was said to have corrupted King Louis XVI to do things he wasn’t going to do or manipulate the Kings choices which refers back to the revolutionary decisions like when she convinced him to go against
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