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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Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution Can you imagine powerful kings and queens being overthrown? Entire governments toppling by simple citizens who had no authority? A whole form of administration destroyed and modified‚ generally caused by the actions of a few selfish people? This isn’t an imaginary story‚ but a true historical event. The French Revolution endured for practically 10 years‚ starting in 1789 and ending in 1799. It is a very famous occurrence in history‚ and people of
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Prior to 1789‚ also known as the Old Regime‚ ideas about natural law and human being’s nature had remained the same for hundreds of years. These ideas were however challenged in the years leading up to 1789 and the French Revolution by enlightened people known as Philosophes. Philosophes like Voltaire‚ Lady Mary Montagu‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Galileo Galilei believed in a new meaning for natural truth and human reason. These new ideas challenged the existing social‚ political‚ and economic order
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The French Revolution‚ which took place between 1789 and 1795‚ changed every aspect of France economically‚ politically‚ religiously‚ and especially socially. All of these structures were demolished and recreated. A new era of France was manifested‚ as with all new things‚ it was turbulent; especially for women‚ where did they fit into this new social structure? The rapid changes taking place in France effected women’s status‚ profession‚ and lifestyle‚ all of which had to be re-evaluated in their
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historical occurrences like the French Revolution (1789–1799)‚ the American Revolution (1775–1783)‚ and the independence movements in Latin America. The Enlightenment principles of liberty‚ equality‚ and democracy propelled these revolutions‚ which ended in the overthrow of monarchies and colonial rule. As a result of the American Revolution‚ the United States of America was established‚ a republic founded on individual rights and democratic ideals. During the French Revolution‚ republicanism flourished
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People argue that the French Revolution was not as revolutionary as the American Revolution. There may have been many reasons for this; the serial authoritarian regimes‚ the guillotine or the Reign of Terror. This essay will argue how revolutions always fail to change the underlying structures of authority. During the French Revolution the structure of the French society had undergone a momentous transformation but in the end exchanged an authoritarian regime for an authoritarian regime. This idea
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conquered his age more thoroughly than anyone I have ever heard of so that shows he was powerful. One problem was he was a lot like adolph hitler charismatic‚ psychologist‚ politician‚ and ambitious to the point of self-destruction. They both started wars that they could not finish will out thousands dead. They both were what shaped their ages with their power. Napoleon created a massive more mobile army than anyone else had in that time. In that time France had went through more revolutionary turmoil
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French Revolution Table of Contents Unit one: Enlightenment (page 1) Enlightened Despots France Henri IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Cardinal Richelieu Louis XV Louis XVI Holy Roman Empire Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm I Friedrich II Austria Charles VI Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years’ War Extra Information Les Philosophes Voltaire - Candide Diderot - Encyclopedie Rousseau - The Social Contract
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most significant of these moments in documented history would be The French Revolution. Although one would think that The French Revolution was a self-contained and an affair isolated to France; in actuality‚ the majority of The Western World was impacted which resulted in enormous changes across the globe. Whether these changes were instantaneous‚ drawn out‚ or are still happening today‚ it is valid to say that the French revolution was a driving factor in shaping the politics‚ economy‚ culture‚ ideologies
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The French Revolution The French Revolution was a very bloody and horrible event that had a major impact on France. The French Revolution began in 1789 in France and ended in 1799. There were many people involved in the French Revolution like Napoleon‚ Maximilien Robespierre‚ and Louis XVI. The French Revolution happened because peasants were powerless‚ poor‚ and hungry. The French Revolution was one of the most significant events of world history
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