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greed for power drove him to infringe the basic principles of the revolution on the rights to hereditary and absolute rule. Robespierre‚ an enlightened leader of the Jacobins‚ stated that the purpose of the French Revolution was to abolish absolute monarchy and institute a “democratic or republican government” that could help increase political equality within a nation (Robespierre). However‚ Napoleon rejected any republican form of government; he was solely concerned with maintaining a “hereditary power
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heard. It is a cycle of revenge you are entering. I keep reading in the pro-violence section that the French Revolution was a successful violent protest. I am French. This Revolution was NOT a success. After the king was executed‚ it was chaos. Robespierre‚ one of the leading revolutionaries at that time‚ was in charge. He became paranoiac‚ France was being attacked by Austria and other surrounding countries. So to "protect" the revolution he killed hundreds of innocent people. And the killings and
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The original piece was dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte. At the time‚ there were a lot invasions and Paris had declared war on Austria on April 20‚ 1792. Five days later‚ once Robespierre was executed‚ disorder remained over Austria. Paris was not sure how to acquire more money to finance the war. The general hired Napoleon Bonaparte to lead the "Army of Italy". Beethoven was excited and used the symphony to express his thoughts about bravery and admiration for the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte
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Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror was a period of Violence where the Third Estate or the common people had really taken power and attacked the nobles to start a completely new government by the people. The leader of these people was Maximilien Robespierre‚ the leader of the Committee of Public Safety‚ and also known as the incorruptible‚ appealed to the commoners and used their anger to rid of all the aristocrats. The commoners executed nobles with the Guillotine‚ known as the national razor. It
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The stuff in yellow is what i’m confused on/want to know if it is historically correct. So edit those if you can. Thanks!!! There were three stages of the French Revolution; the First Phase‚ the Napoleonic Empire‚ and the period after the Congress of the Vienna. Throughout history‚ people in France were striving to reach their goals of liberty‚ equality‚ and brotherhood. Both brotherhood and equality were present at some points throughout the French Revolution‚ but these ideals were diminished
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The French Revolution of 1789 was one of the most brutal and bloodiest moment in world history. The Revolution was the fall of monarchism and the rise of the republic. During that time‚ people in the society had an enormous economic inequality between the rich and the plebeian. Before the Revolution begin many events showed that things were getting of control. Also France had a big economic crisis. The poor people struggled a lot just to survive in the society. The French Revolution occurred because
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Fiction’. Kent: Biddles Ltd‚ 1985. Butt‚ John. ‘Fielding’. London: Longmans‚ Green & Co Ltd‚ 1959. Defoe‚ Daniel. ‘Robinson Crusoe‘. Berkshire: Penguin Books Ltd‚ 1994. Fielding‚ Henry. ‘Joseph Andrews‘‚ ‘Shamela‘. Oxford: Oxford UP‚ 1999. Novak‚ E. Maximillian. ‘Defoe and the Nature of Man’. Oxford: Oxford UP‚ 1963. Macalister‚ Hamilton. ‘Literature in Perspective- Fielding’. London: Evans Brothers Limited‚ 1967. Paulson‚ Ronald. ‘Fielding- A Collection of Critical Essays’. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc
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revolutionaries The right to vote Ballot in which voters say yes or no to an issue To give up power Match each person with the correct statement below. a. Napoleon d. Olympe de Gouges b. Jacques Louis David e. Clemens von Metternich c. Maximilien Robespierre ____ 6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. Jacobin revolutionary who led the Reign of Terror French journalist who demanded equal rights for women Leading painter during the French Revolution French emperor who dominated Europe in the early 1800s
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named 9 Variations in C Minor for Piano on a march by Earnst Christph Dressler ("Biography: Beethoven’s Life - Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Website."). Beethoven’s musical aptitude was slowly but surely being recognized by more and more people. Prince Maximillian Franz heard of Beethoven’s music and sent him to Vienna in 1787 to meet the incredible Mozart and to study under the classical prodigy. Beethoven would be forced to go back home after receiving a letter about his mother dying and would pass away
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