The American and French Revolutions were both fundamentally based on the Enlightenment ideas. The main ideas that they followed were by John Locke. His ideas inspired the Americans and the French to have a revolution. In these revolutions‚ the Americans had success and the French failed. The success that the Americans experienced wad due to the protection of rights they had. These rights are "Life‚ Liberty and Property." In America a constitution was put together that provided for a stable
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There are a lot of ways Napoleon continued and broke from the aims of his revolutionary predecessors. In 1792‚ European war broke out in France‚ prompting to the radical moralists led by Robespierre to control the terror and have the tyranny. The distinctive government practices and whimsical wars caused several conflicts of interest. In 1795 France turned out to be administratively in disorder because the radical patriotism wore itself out (Alexander‚ 1991). They couldn’t institutionalize the success
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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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GERMANY: FAMOUS PLACES AND CITIES Germany‚ officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea‚ Denmark‚ and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France‚ Luxembourg‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands. Germany is a federal parliamentary republic of sixteen states (Länder). The capital and largest city is Berlin. Its landscape is varied‚ from castles
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other smaller countries. France would probably be more fragmented by the Ostia Hungry empire‚ Britten‚ Sweden and Spain. Also even if France had not been attacked‚ for some reason‚ it would still be fragmented by the poor baking system and since Robespierre‚ at the end took his life with him‚ did severe damage to the French government‚ it would have
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divided between the Gerondins and the Jacobins. In the end‚ the Jacobins gained the power after Jean Paul Marat had twenty-two Gerondin leaders arrested and executed. To quickly cement the republic ideals‚ the Committee‚ led by Robespierre‚ created the Reign of Terror. Robespierre believed terror was needed to control the people and suppress its enemies. The Guillotine was used to execute more than 40‚000 people in nine months. It was taken so far that it went against the Republic’s ideals and destroyed
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Global 10 October 26‚ 2011 DBQ The French Revolution The French Revolution is considered a major turning point in world history. In 1789-1814 which included Napoleon’s reign‚ this revolution led to major changes in France and other nations and regions around the world. These changes both helped and changed society
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Leanette Estrada Ms. Sharpe AP World History CC Essay 2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar
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French Revolution AOS 1 Revs Revision Notes – Part I AOS 1 – French Revolution Index: 1. PRE REVOLUTION FRANCE a. France in the 18th Century b. Power and Limitations of the King c. Privilege and its Spread d. Frances Taxes (How and What) e. The Estates 2. IDEAS‚ INPUTS AND CAUSES f. Very Short List of Causes of the Revolution g. Shift to Sensibility h. American Revolution Input i. The Liberal Economic Theory (Physiocracy)
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Introduction: In the 1780’s‚ France stood as one of Europe’s great nations. But people were starving and the commoners were constantly giving away their money to the rich. They barely were able to dress in anything and most of them had no shoes to wear. Every night bread was the main dish they ate and their houses had rats and other insects living with them. In the 1780’s the harvest was very bad‚ which made the price for bread even more expensive. Because of costly wars France was in huge debt
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