Notes on the French Revolution The French Revolution - or the French Revolution Wars (1789–1799) - refers to a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years and French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal‚ aristocratic‚ and religious privileges were destroyed under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy
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Ashley Smith Archduke Charles of Austria: Verdict for Trial of Napoleon Bonaparte After witnessing the trial of Napoleon Bonaparte regarding his charges for treason and misconduct to the country of France‚ I can safely say that Napoleon has been proven guilty for all charges. Napoleon’s reign over France during the French Revolution was not only the most catastrophic event to take place in all of French history‚ but it was a failure that affected the entirety of Europe. The Napoleonic code brought havoc upon
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charged with treason and executed by the guillotine. In March 1794 Robespierre began ruling france as a dictator‚ he then striped rights away from people suspected of fighting against the revolution. “Suspects no longer had the right to a lawyer‚ and death was the only possible penalty for those found guilty”(Robespierre‚ Maximilien). In only a couple weeks between June 12 and July 28 1794‚ thirteen hundred people were executed. Robespierre was later suspected of tyranny‚ he was arrested and him and his
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During the turbulent and unstable years of the French Revolution‚ there were many changes in the aims and ideologies of the revolutionaries. The Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 sparked off events that caused the upheaval of French society‚ as the three Estates sought to protect and advance their interests. Many factors influenced the changing of the revolutionaries aims‚ and perhaps none more so than the abolishment of the constitutional monarchy. From the Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Maximilien de Robespierre was a French politician that started the Committee of Public Safety. Because of the lower classes rebellion 300‚000 were captured and 20‚000 were killed. Eventually Robespierre’s Committee was charged for a crime and the leaders of this group were sentenced to death or prison. Robespierre tried to kill himself but failed‚eventually was sentenced to
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During World War II‚ Germany was ruled by the Nazi political party. Germany brought war to Western Europe on May 10th‚ 1940‚ with a primary goal of conquering France. By the time Germany got to France‚ the size of the French army had been reduced by almost half‚ and French leaders became resigned to an inevitable surrender. On June 22‚ 1940‚ France signed an armistice (an agreement to stop fighting for a certain time or a truce) with Germany. The Invasion of Normandy‚ France was the invasion by/establishment
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One of the reasons the revolution became more and more radical was that the country was in the hands of an ineffective and weak king who did not care for his citizens; Louis XVI let the country fall apart also showed his partiality to the nobles/clergy instead of trying to create a more equal society where all people‚ regardless of their class‚ were afforded equal rights. Instead‚ Louis focused his attention on his hobbies and hunting. It also didn’t help that he was married to a woman who‚ in the
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The most notable were The Jacobins led by Maximilien de Robespierre. Robespierre was of the opinion that ‘in a Republic a deposed king is good for only one of two things: He either disrupts the peace of the state or weakens its freedom‚ or he strengthens both simultaneously’. They were members of the overwhelming
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Throughout the history of the world there have been many changes. Changes are only natural for a person‚ society‚ or government to go through. At certain time changes have come and gone in big ways. Wars have been fought and people have died‚ over changes. In late 1700s people were unhappy with the present state of society in France. The poor began poor‚ and the rich were rich. The separation between the classes was growing and people were unhappy. The poor were poor and they were stuck that way
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Throughout history Government and the people have dealt with rebellion. Rebellion is a resistance of people against their rulers or the person in charge. Rebellion can start in many ways. People can cause a rebellion by not having what they need‚ like food or money‚ or something on a much larger scale‚ such as war. Rebellion can be caused by something that may seem much smaller‚ like the people feeling they don’t have a voice or people being easily offended. No matter the size‚ Rebellion has always
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