leaders became more power hungry and bloodthirsty. After the guillotine was invented‚ there was a massive loss of lives and destruction of property. Many important nobles and clergy were executed along with other important people including King Louis XVI‚ Marie Antoinette‚ Jean-Paul Marat‚ and Maximilien Robespierre. In total‚ approximately 37‚000 people were executed by the end of the French Revolution. By 1792-1794‚ the revolution had became so violent‚ that a new “era” had dawned upon the people
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DIOCESAN BOYS’ SCHOOL IB HISTORY The Days of the French Revolution by Christopher Hibbert Fung Kei Lap Michael 11L 11/13/2012 Bibliography: Hibbert‚ Christopher. The Days of the French Revolution. New York: HarperCollins‚ 2002. Auntieruth. “Alive with Colorful Characters.” Review of The Days of the French Revolution‚ by Christopher Hibbert. Epinions‚ asdJanuary 29‚ 2008. asdhttp://www.epinions.com/review/The_Days_of_the_French_Revolution_by_Christopher_Hibbert/content_416395071108 Goodreads
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PRUSSIA- The ruling family—Hohenzollerns. Came up with a way to tax the nobility. If you are willing to pay taxes and have your sons be officers in the army‚ you get to run local affairs and we will not interfere with you. (SUCCESSFUL) 3. FRANCE- Absolutism‚ ran by Louis XIV. The French tried to overrun this rule after he died. The government’s money turned into loans and bonds and tried to pay for everything through borrowing. (NOT successful) 4. POLAND- Weak form of government. Only government where
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extravagant spending by King Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his predecessor had left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. Not only were the royal coffers depleted‚ but two decades of poor cereal harvests‚ drought‚ cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor. Many expressed their desperation and resentment toward a regime that imposed heavy taxes yet failed to provide relief by rioting‚ looting and striking. In the fall of 1786‚ Louis XVI’s controller general
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quickly turned into a horrifying ascent into oblivion‚ which aside from immense suffering‚ achieved nothing. During the reign of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette‚ revolutionary ideas flourished through the age of enlightenment. However‚ Louis made a crucial mistake by aiding the American Revolution; although it was a military success‚ it was an economic failure. France was bankrupt and the people were starving; they watched as their monarchs‚ nobles and aristocracy live a life of luxury and wealth
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1.1 Describe the social structure of the Old Regime The Old Regime was the social and political system of France in the 1770s where everybody was divided into three groups based on the social standing of their family. The First Estate‚ made up of the clergy of the Church‚ gave 2% of its income to the government. The Second Estate‚ made up of rich nobles‚ paid none to minimal taxes. The Third Estate accounted for 97% of the population and was made up of three general groups---the bourgeoisie‚ workers
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philosophes such as Voltaire and Rousseau influenced the ideas developed during the French Revolution‚ Karl Marx and his book the Communist Manifesto spurred revolutionary ideas during the Russian Revolutions. Although both revolutions ended differently (France becoming a dictatorship under Napoleon and Russia becoming communist under Stalin) they had similarities as well as differences in their causes. These similar and different events leading to each revolution can be categorized in three groups; the
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was caused because many commoners were angered and oppressed by the tyrannical monarchy of King Louis XVI. (Perkins‚ 09/09/2015) This uprising consisted of many sides‚ which held many goals. (Perkins‚ 09/09/2015) Many mark the end of the French Revolution as the day that Napoleon Bonaparte‚ a general‚ took control of the government‚ crowning himself emperor. (Perkins‚ 09/25/2015) The commoners of France won the French Revolution because they were provided with religious freedom‚ they were no longer
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the variations in the levels of literacy in Old Regime France and trace these variations over time. Analyze the factors that promoted or discouraged the spread of literacy. Analysis of fourteen documents for the DBQ “Literacy in France” essay question: Document # 1: Document # 1 was a comparison of the degree of literacy in France between the seventeenth and late eighteenth century as well as between men and women. During the reign of Louis XIV (1638 – 1715)‚ focusing on the years from 1686 to
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THE CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION France was always a city of mystery so therefore it was known by many different names. Paris was known as the city of love and city of lights. Palace of Versailles was known to be the greatest architectural work of France. France was known as the first European country to overthrow the monarchy. It was the stepping stone to democracy. By standing against the king‚ the people of France showed that the power of the people was greater than the monarchy. But how did
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