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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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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French Involvement In The American Revolution When scouring the internet for poignant quotes about the American Revolution‚ there are few to be found more fitting than this gem‚ spoken by Woodrow Wilson: "Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance". Of course‚ it is generally agreed by those knowledgeable on the revolution that it was necessary for the colonists to rebel against their oppressors and
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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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Chapter 19- French Revolution 1) Describe the 3 estates of France. Who paid the taxes? Who held the wealth and power in France? The first estate was the top 1% of population which is the government‚ church‚ and clergy men. They experienced special privileges and paid no taxes. The Second Estate is made up of the 2% of population and included nobility. They experienced special privileges and were taxed lightly. The Third Estate was made p of the "common" population. They included lawyers
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For decades people have asked are revolutions really worth all the trouble it cause sand there have been many arguments from both sides of it. On one side revolutions have brought about great new countries into the world that would have never existed if no one had spoken up. However on the other the situations that were dealt with during these revolts make a person question was it really worth all of that hardship. These revolutions can take a toll on the populations of countries with thousands
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It seems strange that at one point in history‚ before the Neolithic revolution‚ women were believed to be superior to men. It seems even stranger in the twenty-first century that‚ for almost a millennium‚ women were oppressed and not even considered as human beings. But women’s actions in the French Revolution sought to change all of that. Towards the end of the sixteenth century‚ France’s government’s official policy on women outlined that a women’s proper place was at home‚ not in politics. Among
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century there were two dramatic revolutions that happened. There was the French revolution and the American Revolution. The American Revolution was between the American Settlers and Great Brittan and lasted from years 1775-1783. The French Revolution was between the Clergy and Nobility estates and the 3rd estate and lasted between the years 1789-1799. The French revolution was more radical then the American Revolution because how the revolutions started the French people would kill anyone who supported
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The French Revolution made revolution part of the worlds political tradition. The French Revolution was successful because‚ the biggest cause was an example furnished by the American Revolution‚ which led to the Revolutions in Latin America. One of the greatest causes of the French Revolution was example furnished by the American Revolution. The American Revolution was a political disturbance that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Revolution began‚ because the colonists did not like
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the poor used to pay a lot of taxes it wasn’t fair the peasants and the poor people pay what rich people do. Besides it wasn’t fair that not all the people have the privilege to study and learn. 2 How did Louis XVI weak leadership lead to the French Revolution?
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