Chapter IX. The French Revolution pp. 361-415 France “replaced the ‘Old Regime’ with ‘modern society‚’ and at its extreme phase it became very radical‚ so much so that all later revolutionary movements have looked back to it as a predecessor to themselves.” The French Revolution occurred in the most advanced country of the day‚ the center of the Enlightenment. It was the most powerful‚ wealthy nation in Europe. It had the largest population (24 m) under one government. Paris was smaller than
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From Poverty to Prosperity: The Fight for Freedom “I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss‚ and‚ in their struggles to be truly free‚ in their triumphs and defeats‚ through long years to come‚ I see the evil of this time… gradually making expiation for itself and wearing out” (Dickens 343). These words from A Tale of Two Cities were spoken by Sydney Carton in the midst of the French Revolution. He prophesies that the revolution will end‚ France will become beautiful
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nation. What made the rulers of the French Revolution‚ specifically Robespierre and Napoleon particularly different and successful‚ though‚ was truly secular leadership that paid attention to individuals of all classes. Much more so than before‚ during the French Revolution‚ Robespierre appealed to the San Culottes‚ effectively changing price controls so that the working class could afford food at decent prices. In return‚ Robespierre got an impassioned fight to the death from his working class peasants
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chief-prosecutor Robespierre‚ who found King Louis XVI guilty of crimes against state/treason‚ and was executed (Doc A)‚ therefore connecting all of these events. Although it helped the government by getting rid of Louis XVI‚ The Reign of Terror was unjustified because it took away freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and killed thousands of people. The Reign of Terror completely took away your freedom of speech if you weren’t for Robespierre and the French Revolution. When Robespierre took over and
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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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Margarita Arnold HIS 112-100M Critical Essay #1 The three fundamental principles of the Enlightenment listed in the text of Traditions and Encounters are popular sovereignty‚ individual freedom‚ and political and legal equality. According to Gombrich‚ the author of the A Little History of the World‚ the three fundamental principles of the Enlightenment are tolerance‚ reason‚ and humanity. Traditions and Encounters describes popular sovereignty as a “contract between the rulers and the ruled”
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philosophy of the Enlightenment‚ however‚ unbelief began to be seen as a viable alternative option that stood in opposition to faith. In addition to the popular deism of the Enlightenment‚ espoused by such important figures as Voltaire and Maximilien Robespierre‚ atheism also found its first explicit adherents among such figures of the French Enlightenment as Baron d’Holbach and Jacques André Naigeon. This new view of disbelief would have a major influence on subsequent generations of thinkers in
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Unit 1 Introduction * History: A usually chronological record of events‚ as of the life or development of a people or institution‚ often including an explanation of or commentary on those event Civilization: An advanced state of intellectual‚ cultural‚ and material development in human society‚ marked by progress in the arts and sciences‚ the extensive use of record-keeping‚ including writing‚ and the appearance of complex political and social institutions. Unit 2 Seventeenth-Century
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William Wordsworth (1770-1850)‚ an early leader of romanticism in English poetry‚ ranks as one of the greatest lyric poets in the history of English literature. William Wordsworth was born in Cookermouth‚ Cumberland‚ on April 7‚ 1770‚ the second child of an attorney. Unlike the other major English romantic poets‚ he enjoyed a happy childhood under the loving care of his mother and in close intimacy with his younger sister Dorothy (1771-1855). As a child‚ he wandered exuberantly through the lovely
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priests who would not accept government control‚ and rival leaders who were stirring up rebellion in the provinces. How to contain and control these enemies became a central issue. Robespierre Assumes Control In the early months of 1793‚ one Jacobin leader‚ Maximilian Robespierre‚ slowly gained power. Robespierre and his supporters set out to build a “republic of virtue” by wiping out every trace of France’s past. Firm believers in reason‚ they changed the calendar‚ dividing the year into 12 months of 30 days and renaming each month
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