A watershed event in modern European history‚ the French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period‚ French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape‚ uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. Like the American Revolution before it‚ the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals‚ particularly the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights
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whether big or small‚ always results. This law of life proved no different through the preceding events leading to the French Revolution. The French monarchy and the wealthy individuals who sat among the royals in France in 1789 lived lavishly in a time of debt that was earned through France’s heavy assistance with the American Revolution. This left the vast majority of the French feeling discarded and unheard because they suffered at
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Industrial Revolution has had more negative effects on the world community than positive effects. Through the course of learning about the history of different countries and their success and loss in industrialization has taught me different things‚ good and bad‚ about the industrial revolution as a whole. Although I have come to an understanding with every opinion fixated towards positivity in industrial times‚ I think that a negative effect was mainly brought during the industrial revolution. Main points
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worst of times The French Revolution Between France and the other major countries of Europe‚ Diplomatic Tensions were high. France soon found itself launching a preemptive war against Austria. France was encouraged to continue invasions into a number of other countries‚ as a result of their success. Italy‚ Germany‚ and Belgium were some of these countries. When the French Revolution was in its early stage‚ The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was adopted in 1789. The constitution declared
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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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Shaped Society Actions are built on thoughts and beliefs. People act on what they believe in and this produces physical and mental results of all kinds. A society with a religion basis‚ a society with a governmental rule: all basic ideologies that are regarded as important factors that shape a nation. Ideology shapes society through a collaboration of common beliefs that unify a group that later determines how the society functions. Religion was a basic concept in which shaped society dramatically
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The French Revolution is one of the most pivotal moments in recent history that has left an impact on the Western World. As Timothy Tackett stated in his introduction of the book The Coming of the French Revolution‚ most of the modern concepts we see today such as “liberalism‚ nationalism‚ republicanism‚ feminism‚ abolitionism‚ and de-Christianization” are influenced by this revolution that changed France forever. However‚ the cause of this revolution is still deeply examined to this day. There are
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had already claimed that land by La Salle in 1682. The French had established a fur trade with the Indians around that area developing friendly relations‚ economic alliances‚ and military alliances. Instead of controlling the Indians like the English‚ the French became friends and business partners‚ therefore the Indians became allies with France a lot easier than England. The Huron and the Algonquian Indian tribes were allied with the French‚ while the Iroquois Indians were allied with the English
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The French Revolution The years before the French Revolution (which started in 1789 AD.) were ones of vast‚ unexpected change and confusion. One of the changes was the decline of the power of the nobles‚ which had a severe impact on the loyalty of some of the nobles to King Louis XVI. Another change was the increasing power of the newly established middle class‚ which would result in the monarchy becoming obsolete. The angry and easily manipulated peasants‚ who were used by the bourgeoisie
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Scientific Revolution Aristotle and Claudius Ptolemy 16th century science was based on their conclusions Geocentric model: Earth is motion less other planets revolve around it Epicycles- Plotlemy’s idea circles within circles Crystalline spheres: heavens are made of a weightless substance allowing them to move Medieval thinkiners used Aristotle and Ptolemy ideology into a Christian framework Thomas Aquinas uses Unmoved Mover concept to confirm G-d’s existence Medieval thinkers believed their hypothesis
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