Prior to the French revolution there where three social classes the aristocrat‚ bourgeoisie and peasant. The aristocrat is at the of the chain. The bourgeoisie is middle class and the peasant are at the bottom of the group. During this time‚ the raise of taxes where unfair it made the aristocrat class the rich and the other two classes poor. This made economically unbalance and unfair this causes tension between the social classes. The aristocrat social roles would be landowners that took care of
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history there have been many important revolutions that have help to shape society as it is today. There are different causes‚ from political to religious‚ economic to social. Any revolution affects those in society‚ and creates changes for the people in the society. There are three important revolutions that took place in the late 18th century that changed the world for the better. The French Revolution‚ the American Revolution‚ and the Industrial Revolution all took place in the late 1700s. Although
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The French Revolution‚ which began in 1789‚ was far bloodier and more brutal than its western counterpart‚ the American Revolution. After aiding the newly formed United States in the American Revolution‚ the people of France gained their own ideas of freedom and reformation. These ideas were further advanced by the desperate state of the country; after investing so much into American Revolution as well as the Seven Years’ War‚ famine and economic depression had a tight grip on France. The fact that
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HISTORY ESSAY _GEORGE TAYLOR_ HAS ARGUED THAT THE REVOLUTION HAPPENED SIMPLY BY CHANCE AND THAT THERE WERE NO LONG-TERM CAUSES THAT MADE IT INEVITABLE. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE? The French Revolution beginning in 1789 redesigned the country ’s political landscape and uprooted century old institutions. The movement was a result of a combination of various factors and played a critical role in shaping and showing modern nations the power inherent in the will of people. The Monarchy ’s absolute
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The French Revolution was a time were the French people wanted to obtain their human rights‚ it took lots of dedication‚ motivation‚ and failure to establish a political system that would benefit citizens. People were learning and understanding the principles philosophes were advocating about. Philosophes explained the importance of natural human rights: reason‚ reform‚ and freedom. The French Revolution expressed the people’s need of change‚ by creating a preamble‚ brought monarchy to an end‚ attempt
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The Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution are both majorly influential events in history. Both being so influential makes it difficult to choose between the two on‚ which is more responsible for the world we live in today. In my opinion‚ I would have to say that the Industrial revolution would have to be more responsible. The Industrial Revolution influences outweigh the influences of the French Revolution. Although‚ it is hard to say when exactly the Industrial Revolution began‚ most historians
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the French revolution A revolution happens over time‚ people decide that they don’t like the way things are running and that a new system is to be established. The enlightenment brought ideas of separation of church from state‚ skepticism‚ and of course reason‚ people began to think logically and fought in order to gain equality. It could be argued that a revolution could not happen without the ideas that were brought upon by the enlightenment. Some enlightenment ideas influenced the French revolution
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French revolution started in 1789. During the French revolution the king is Louis XVI and he don’t like to deal with the people. Louis XVI married to the queen of Austria Marie Antoinette in order to keep French and Austria in peace. Both the king and queen caused many problem during the French revolution and people in French started to revolt. It is the a very violence revolution in the 17th century. At the beginning of French revolution‚ the king had moved to Versailles which 12 miles
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Dan Weir Mr. Cotier AP Euro 10/30/14 The term French Revolution is a term that represents a series of horrifying events between 1789 and 1799. In 1792‚ tension in France erupted into war‚ which tore apart the Bourban monarchy and was the first time in history we saw a republic emerge in France. Many historians think that the causes of the French Revolution had heavily to do with social class conflict. The three main causes of the French Revolution was caused by social class conflicts in France‚
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the part of the monarchs themselves before the French Revolution‚ there were a number of other issues that had a dramatic impact on the French financial situation. For one thing‚ the national debt was quite large in the years before the French Revolution. In addition to the fact that there were several bad decisions made by officials and advisors as they tried to improve the financial situation after the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution‚ both of which almost decimated the treasury because
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