Any human epoch has massive implications for any human civilization and the French revolution was one such period. It would be unfair to suggest that the revolution was solely a result of economic grievances. It was a period of contrasting morals and customs. French revolution’s impact was not limited to France only. Its effect was felt throughout the continental Europe and still felt today. The revolutionary nature of this social upheaval was down to various ideas and philosophies that were germinating
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1/18/13 The first stage of the French Revolution (1789-1792) * Previously talking about the estates general – 1789 Louis XVI trying to solve economic problems divided into clergy‚ nobility‚ commoners because the French society was legally divided in the same way (all had different obligations and different rights) * Middle class included: bankers‚ merchants‚ doctors‚ entrepreneurs‚ lawyers‚ shopkeepers‚ artisans…comfortable life * Working class: lower class‚ those working for a wage/salary
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to 1799 fail to hold on power? | 13 | O/N 2010/ (13) | Why did the summoning of the Estate-General in 1789 not solve the problems of the ancient regime? | 14 | M/J 2011/(11) | Why was Louis XVI executed in 1793? | 15 | M/J 2011/ (13) | Did Robespierre and the Jacobins do more to save or to endanger the French Revolution? | 16 | O/N 2011/ (12) | Explain the rise and fall of the Jacobins in France during the period from 1789 to 1794. | 17 | O/N 2011/
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“Declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen.” This is where the ideas of these philosophers is evident. However‚ although man of these philosophers aided in the progression of the revolution‚ the ideas of Rousseau influenced Maximilien Robespierre to halt it during his Reign of
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government.” Terrorism has been around since the 1st Century AD. Many civilizations have used terrorists tactics on a weakened state or a state they which to overthrow. One of the first uses of modern terrorism was Maxmilien Robespierre. After the French Revolution‚ Robespierre was a dictator that used terrorism to remain in control. He stated that‚ “Subdue by terror the enemies of liberty‚ and you will be right‚ as founders of the Republic.” In the late 1960s‚ International Terrorism took the world
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The first democratic system was built in the ancient Greece in the 5th or 4th century BCE when Athens went from dictatorship to a certain form of Democracy enabling all male citizens with equal rights‚ freedom of speech and the opportunity to participate directly in the Assembly. Since then‚ the Athenian ekklēsia and the rule of the demos has been a source of inspiration for the centuries to come. Rulers and monarchs had referred to this source in order to revolutionize their own government or to
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Events which led to the French Republic Homework 14/03/2013 The French Revolution had great consequences and led to France becoming a Republic in 1792. But what are the main events which influenced the French people. Most French people didn’t question the way their society was organised but during the XVIII century‚ also called the Enlightenment‚ a group of writers‚ journalists and scientists called the “Philosophes” shared a way of thinking which they called reason. They believed that the
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In 1789 after the Protestant Reformation the Third Estate declared National Assembly. The members also took the Tennis Court Oath which meant they wanted their king to step up and give the people the rights they deserve. The Storming of the Bastille is really what started the French Revolution. In the Storming of Bastille‚ Bastille was overtaken by the Paris mob. After the Assembly has to deal with the greatest fear and the Jacobin Club (which has one of the most intense leaders in the French Revolution)
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The Declaration of Independence gave rights to the people of America that have defined our country since they were adopted on July‚ 4‚ 1776. Within this document there were three main rights defined for the American people. These main three rights were right of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Since the Declaration of Independence was written to declare the Independence from Great Britain who had constant control over their people. The declaration of indepence allowed the government to
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Unit 4: French Revolution and Napoleon Readings: Western Civilization‚ 5th Edition‚ Jackson J. Spielvogel Chapter 18: only “The Social Order of the Eighteenth Century” Chapter 19: A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon The Western Experience by Chambers‚ Hanawalt‚ Rabb‚ Woloch‚ and Grew Chapter 20: The French Revolution Chapter 21: The Age of Napoleon Focus Questions: In what ways did the legal division of society under the Old Regime fail to reflect the
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