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    To What Extent Did The Civil War Constitute A Revolution In American Society? Whether or not the Civil War constituted a revolution in American society has long been debated by historians. But if you take a look at history‚ you can clearly see that in fact‚ the civil war did constitute a revolution in American society by three big things: Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural‚ Blacks being allowed to fight in the Union army‚ and the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln was the profound leader

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    CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1. Describe the leadership of Louis XVI (16th) of France. ­ indecisive leader/ easily persuaded   ­  put off financial problems.   ­ French support for the colonists in the American War of Independence had brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy  ­ agreed to summon the ’estates­general’ (a form of parliament‚ but without real power) in order to try and raise taxes.   ­ people were angered by Louis’ refusal to allow the three estates ­ the first (clergy)

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    The French Revolution Throughout history the french revolution led an extreme impact on the french society even till this day. There were many causes for the french revolution but the 2 things that mostly fed into it were the unfairness of the first and second estate and the crude treatment that the two gave to the third estates. Due to Louise XVI’s absolute monarchy he had complete power over the french government and people making it harder for

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    French Revaluation French Revaluation was one of the oldest revaluation in the world’s history of modernization in 18th century. The French revaluation has many factors of the West at the end of the 18th main causes may explain why it was most violent in the worlds history and important about this revaluation. In 1789 French had conflicts in Political‚ Social and Economic situations in French that contributed to the depression felt by thousands of French people especially those people who lived in

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    Cornell Notes | Topic/Objective: French Revolution | Name: Sam Roberts | | | Class/Period: Western World History | | | Date: | Essential Question: What were the causes‚ significant events‚ and results of the French Revolution? | | Questions: | Notes: | 1. What were the Three Estates? | a. First Estate- the estate made up of members of the clergy that made up less than 1% of the population‚ owned around 10% of the land and paid a 2% income tax. | | b. Second Estate- the

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    2/25/2014 French Revolution Question #3: Identify the major social groups in France on the eve of the 1789 Revolution. Assess the extent to which their aspirations were achieved in the period from the meeting of the Estates-General (May 1789) to the declaration of the republic. (September 1792). During the time of the French Revolution there were three major social groups. The first estate consisted of the clergy‚ the second estate consisted of the nobility‚ and the third estate consisted

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    The French revolution took place in France from 1789 to 1792‚ during the reign of King Louis XVI. It was an expression of discontent from the poor towards the rich‚ and of how they thought France was governed unfairly. The revolution is considered one of the most important events in human history‚ as it has continued to shape societies and the ways we live today (Cody‚ 2008). Through examining political‚ economical‚ social and cultural factors that led up to the French Revolution‚ this essay aims

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    The Revolution it was one of the most controversial for terror and killed innocent people for any reason.they abused of the power they have for torture and take over their religion.However they do`t count with the people the trons around against the Revolutionaries so‚ the Jacobin leaders were power hungry Tyrants because of the events of the Reign of terror;beheading at the guillotine‚the attempt to protect the Revolution and the proposal of a ‘Republic of virtues’ First of all‚the Jacobin

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    Napoléon: How his actions had affected Nationalism of France and Europe Napoléon and the tremendous effect of revolutionary change in creation of a greater nationalism in France and the rest of Europe. The change in nationalism is for the better have than worse in terms of the opportunities that arose from the actions of Napoléon. The opportunities that did arise were that of several countries were able to become nationalistic and establish their own Nations. The nationalism of France is affected

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    cause of the French Revolution‚ which unavoidably transformed the appearance of France’s social‚ economic and political status. First of all‚ the beginning of the crisis was when France suffered poor harvest which ultimately damaged the economy. Secondly‚ they suffered financial difficulties due to the fact that the king spends his money excessively. In addition‚ the foremost problem was their aristocratic and traditional social system called the Old Regime. Basically‚ France’s society was branched

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