A conflict is a serious disagreement or argument‚ and throughout history there have been many disagreements between the people and the government all the way to arguments over land. In the end all of these disagreements and arguments lead to the weakening of the nations political‚ economical and social structures. The French Revolution is a perfect example of a conflict in history. It began as a fight for class equality but eventually incorporated many different political groups in the search for
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Before the French Revolution‚ France was ruled and governed by the king‚ his Grand Council of ministers‚ and 13 courts called parliaments. King Louis XVI ruled by “divine right‚” believing that he had been put on the throne by the grace of God. France then was one of the most powerful and wealthiest countries‚ and had a strong army‚ and even stronger cultural influence. (Plain‚ 5) Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette were shielded from the daily lives of the ordinary people in France. When Louis
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Chapter 23 French Revolution Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years proceding the French Revolution? The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes What does the word plediscite mean? A vote of the people Which of the following did Napoleon NOT accomplish An equal-oppurtunity public education system What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia? Scorched-earth policy Which of the following traits
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man was one of the most vital documents of the French Revolution. The Declaration of the Rights of Men is a lot like the United States Declaration of Independence in the American Colonies. The Declarations of the Rights of Man is comparable to the American Declaration of Independence because both state the rights of the people even the commoners. The Declaration of the Rights of Man were direct reproach of the laws and policies of the noble absolutes of the past.
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Notes: The French Revolution - Application of the Fever Model World History‚ Culture‚ and Geography Incubation Stage: Causes Social Inequality - three estates •Three estates •First Estate (upper __________________) - 1% of population‚ taxed peasants •Second Estate (__________________) - 2-3% of population‚ paid no taxes‚ taxed peasants •Third Estate (___________________________‚ peasants‚ workers) - paid up to 1/2 of income in taxes Enlightenment Ideas/American Rev. •Belief all men
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The chapter is split into 4 sections. In “Beginning of the Revolutionary Era” Speilvogel explains how the colonies in America broke off from the British Empire. They were heavily funded by France‚ whose people were very unhappy with the way their government was going. The American revolution then inspired the French people to revolt and establish their own government. The “Background of the French Revolution” talks about France’s many problems after funding the American Revolution. There was a huge
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Leadership can be defined in so many ways. Some say it is the power someone holds‚ others say it is the power people give to others. In the Middle Ages‚ leadership was under a wide umbrella of definition. According to Dictionary.com‚ a creditable online dictionary‚ leadership is defined as “the position or function of a leader‚ a person who guides or directs a group. While nothing about the position is addressed by gender‚ in the Middle Ages‚ gender had a lot to do with leadership. A quote from the
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imprisoned in the Luxembourg Palace in 1795. France was at war with other European nations after a period of civil conflict culminating in the Reign of Terror and the Thermidorian Reaction‚ during which David had been imprisoned as a supporter of Robespierre. David hesitated between representing either this subject or that of Homer reciting his verses to the Greeks. He finally chose to make a canvas representing the Sabine women interposing themselves to separate the Romans and Sabines‚ as a ’sequel’
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The extremist period of both the English and French Revolutions consisted of a semi-dictator; Cromwell in England and Robespierre in France‚ who set up a totalitarian military state. Lastly‚ both the English and French had to carry out two attempts at establishing a constitutional monarchy in order to finally have a stable‚ lasting government. In both the English and
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angry people went to the Bastille prison and starting attacking it and the guards in it. In France you were either with the people or against them. If you were against them and supported the king in anyway they would just kill you. Maximilian Robespierre has control of the Committee of public safety and killed many people starting the reign f terror. This lasted for a few months until his followers got scared and had him arrested one night then killed the next. In America most of the people were
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