France during the reign of King Louis XVI was suffering from immense debt due to the expensive wars and to maintain the lavish lifestyle of the monarchy. Whilst in contrast the commoners were gripped by starvation on a daily bases and were taxed heavily in order to compromise for these economic failures. Superficially it appears that this alone was enough to instigate the Revolution‚ which was a crucial factor. However The French Revolution of 1789 when the Storming of Bastille took place is one
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Following the maelstrom of violence that was the First World War‚ the United States retreated into a protective shell of isolationism. This is seen most through comparing the rampant international meddling that took place in the period 1900-1919 with the tariffs and political isolation that was the norm of the 1920s. In the first two decades of the twentieth century‚ the US acted as a world power. They played both sides in World War I until they finally joined the Allies side. After their victory
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World History One of the bloodiest revolutions in history was that of the French. There were multiple reasons that caused the people of France to overthrow their monarchy. The French Revolution was the product of the rule of an unprepared monarch‚ a massive gap between the upper and lower class‚ and the new way of thinking in France. A key factor that caused the French Revolution was the rule of an unprepared monarch. The monarchs who held power leading up to and during the French Revolution were
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puts a 12 person called committee called The Committee of Public Safety in control of the republic. Through this group Maximilien Robespierre rises to power. He decided to start executing people that disagree with the war. This ended up being called the The Reign of Terror as over 17‚000 people were killed by guillotine during a one year period. In July of 1794 Robespierre is executed because of
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On the website Jacobin‚ A Guide to the French Revolution analyzes key questions pertaining to the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799. The article identifies the feudalistic system‚ a financial crisis‚ as well as a drought that decimated the food source as factors leading to the French Revolution. From there the guide describes two influential groups in the Revolution: The Sans-culottes and Jacobins. The Sans-culottes were the working poor who patrolled the streets while the Jacobins were the educated
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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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their monarch. Soon this resentment transformed into pure hatred and nothing could be done to change their minds. Before long the people revolted and Louis’ powers were stripped away‚ a new man was then put in his place‚ Robespierre. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a man who had great power and abused it; to some he was “The Incorruptible”‚ but in reality was a blood thirsty
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women had the drive and the courage to speak up like Olympe had done. The enlightenment thinkers used “reason” to get their way so Olympe thought she would have all the Enlightenment thinkers on her side. In reality not many were on her side‚ Robespierre thought the same way she did‚ not about how all women should own property but that they deserved education. Yet he still voted in favor for her
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Since the beginning of time‚ ideas and core values have invigorated unification and patriotism in humanity. The desire for self-determination and the foundations of liberalism: liberty and equality‚ have galvanized many revolutions. For example‚ in the source‚ Delacroix‚ the artist illustrates the French revolution‚ by presenting a violent scene in which an armed woman with the three coloured flag is guiding an army of men over corpses. The woman symbolizes the Greek goddess‚ Nike and the Statue
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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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