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    French Revolution The American Revolution inspired many people around the world in the ideas of democracy and this was certainly true of France‚ which had sent over many soldiers to fi ght in the Americas and had helped subsidize the war. In fact‚ it was the crisis in the royal fi nances‚ partly because of the money paid in the American War of Independence‚ that resulted in the series of events that led to the French Revolution. Louis XVI had become king in 1774‚ and until 1776‚ his comptroller-general

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    The Enlightenment was a great time of motive and individualism‚ it’s easy to see how conflict between the two genders would begin. Eighteenth-century France experienced quite intricate gender conflicts‚ and the period of Enlightenment and the French Revolution gave increase to the opinions of freedom and equality between men and women. People are not attentive and aware‚ ego defends itself from weakness through desire‚ aggression‚ and ignorance. Sporadically people use passion in sexual activity

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    As Malcolm Gladwell wrote in The Tipping Point‚ “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea‚ trend‚ or social behavior crosses a threshold‚ tips‚ and spreads like wildfire.” Symbolised by the Tennis Court Oath and the Storming of the Bastille‚ the outbreak of the French Revolution was caused by a buildup of many factors‚ finally causing the anger and frustration manifested in the French people to reach the tipping point as they took to the streets. This led to social and political upheaval

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    The French Revolution Kenneth Milton History104 World Civilization 11 Professor Carl Garrigus May 20‚ 2013 The French Revolution The French Revolution was the greatest event of the modern period. It influenced the whole human society. The whole world received the message of Liberty‚ Equality‚ and Fraternity. It began in the year 1789 and lasted approximately a decade‚ until the year 1799. The causes of the French Revolution were poverty‚ the enlightenment‚ deficit Government spending‚ and

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    Chapter 4: The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards

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    In 1789 after the Protestant Reformation the Third Estate declared National Assembly. The members also took the Tennis Court Oath which meant they wanted their king to step up and give the people the rights they deserve. The Storming of the Bastille is really what started the French Revolution. In the Storming of Bastille‚ Bastille was overtaken by the Paris mob. After the Assembly has to deal with the greatest fear and the Jacobin Club (which has one of the most intense leaders in the French Revolution)

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    colonies. Much like the Enlightenment‚ the Great Awakening encouraged individual thought and the use of new ideas to question the authority‚ humanity‚ and government. This‚ in addition to the widespread beliefs of republicanism that had dispersed throughout the colonies‚ ultimately led to the American Revolution and the movement for independence later in the century. Furthermore‚

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    Chapter 4 The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards

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    The French Revolution was a rebellion of the public against their King Louis XVI. France had been one of the most powerful and largest monarchy in Europe at that time. As a result of the French Revolution‚ Louis XVI lost all his authority and was eventually executed. The French Revolution didn’t happen overnight but happened due to a series of events. The Russian Revolution happened much later in history but it’s causes were very similar to the French Revolution. The Russian public was not happy

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    OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Before the outbreak of the French Revolution Europe had several states both major (large) and minor (small) states. The largest states included Britain‚ France‚ Austria Prussia and Russia. The small states included Spain‚ Holland‚ Poland‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Norway and the declining Turkey in the Eastern Europe. Europe experienced fundamental changes after the 1789 French Revolution in political‚ social and economic spheres of life however in order to understand how the French

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