4/10/08 Timeline: The French Revolution o 1789: Many people faced starvation. This is because of the increase of taxes. o 1789: May 5‚ the meeting of the Estates General was called at Versailles. This was to approve the new tax. This was the 1st meeting in 175 years. o 1789: There was a dramatic speech‚ which was the person‚ Sieye’s suggested that the 3rd estate delegates should call themselves the National Assembly; to pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people. o 1789: June 17th
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The French Revolution began as a movement against the oppression of monarchal government and separatist powers within French citizens; an idea‚ manifested in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen‚ where men are born with natural freedoms. The Declaration ratified that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights‚” and it was the responsibility of the French government to uphold those rights. After ten years of revolution‚ the French government finally settled into an uncomfortable
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I believe that the French Revolution was not revolutionary to the rights of Women. Either Socially or Politically. The French Revolution is often seen as an uprising of the Lower Class of French peasants against the Aristocratic Bourgeois ruling class of 18th Century France. And while this uprising allowed for more rights of Women‚ the rights were only in effect during the time of The Revolution and went away with the establishment of the Napoleonic Law code of 1804. Although it can be argued that
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B. A. – 2nd Semester – Summer Drive 2012 B.A. (English) Subject Name: Political Thinkers. Subject code: BAE 202 4 credits (60 marks) (BKID: B1443) Set 2 1. Explain Rousseau’s relation with the French Revolution. According to this testimony‚ it would seem that Rousseau’s influence extended through much of the popular and intellectual sphere. However‚ it also reached as high as the royal court. In a discourse before the Assemblée Nationale‚ Louis XVI goes as far as to attribute much
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Camille Desmoulins (March 2‚ 1760 – April 5‚ 1794) Camille Desmoulins was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French revolution. He was born at Guise‚ Aisne in Picardy. His father through the efforts of a friend was able to obtain a scholarship for Camille at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris.Robespierre also attended at the same time. Failure in a attempt at a career in law steered Desmoulins towards writing and his interest in public affairs led him to
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study is how society was during the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799. French Revolution during this time went through significant changes from the beginning when society was run by the wealthy class and being undemocratic and changed to being a democratic state. From 1789 to 1799‚ the French Revolution was a "cataclysmic political and 1 social upheaval." French society
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government) and win? The American and French revolutions did just that in their own ways. Both the American Revolution and the French Revolution were borne of dire economic conditions. While they were each set on receiving fair treatment from their governments the ended with vastly different results. Their actions improved and have likewise effected the world over. Financial difficulties unquestionably added to the reason for both the American and French Revolutions. Be that as it may‚ every country’s
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other reasons‚ such as Stalin and Mussolini. The French Revolution had three goals‚ liberty‚ equality‚ and fraternity‚ and to make it truly successful these goals must be achieved. Freeing the French‚ making them equal within themselves‚ and unifying them‚ is what Emperor Bonaparte strived for with the Napoleonic Code. Although most believe he did not acquire Liberty‚ they are content with his achievements. Napoleon not only finished the revolution‚ he finished with what everyone expected‚ the demise
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The French Revolution started in 1789 and concluded in 1799; the war lasted ten years for numerous reasons caused by the hierarchy. There were social‚ political and economical causes that Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI made irrational and poor decisions that lead to the French Revolution. Majority of the reason all associate with having power. Power is the ability to direct or influence others; however‚ the person behind the power is who determines if it will affect the situation negatively or
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Similar to the rebellious child who craves freedom from his controlling parents‚ the 18th century presented liberal ideas throughout Europe causing people to question monarchial rule. The American Revolution sought to break ties with England and begin an independent nation-state. The French Revolution‚ alike‚ sought to destroy the traditional authority and explore the liberalities of democracy. The idea of an independence from state spread throughout the world‚ making the common man quench for the
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