Douglas Tong Essay corrections Between 1750 and 1870‚ countries such as France and Haiti experienced dramatic economic‚ political‚ and social changes through Revolutions. A revolution occurs when change is desired by people who were mistreated and for this reason‚ the French and Haitian revolution occurred‚ leading to many different governmental changes such as the first republic of France and the rule of Napoleon‚ and the free republic and independent nation established by Haiti. They also led
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I. First Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution brought people new life during that period. Using new technology on production and bringing fresh air to society made the development of the world. Growing domestic and international markets‚ innovations were obviously positive influences in order to form a better world. (Cole‚ 454) The French Revolution transformed the political landscape of Europe and the economic transformation also began in Europe in the 1780s. In early 1700s‚ Britain
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Larissa DePerro Mrs. Darpino Art 101 May 2‚ 2008 Estate “Estate” by Robert Rauschenberg is by far the most interesting piece of art work seen at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Robert Rauschenberg is a well-known Abstract Expressionist of the modern art period. Robert Rauschenberg is most famous for his "Combines" of the 1950s‚ in which he uses non-traditional materials and objects in combinations. While the Combines are both painting and sculpture‚ Rauschenberg has also worked with photography
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Between 1789 and 1799‚ France went through one of the most dramatic events of modern European History: the French Revolution. The French population went through economic chaos‚ a dictatorship‚ and a civil war as well as other dramatic changes. During these years‚ the French decided to speak up for themselves and they became enemies of the French revolution. Internal enemies included the King‚ Louis XVI‚ Monarchists and Royalists and the Churches that were run by refractory priests. External threats
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the ability of reason and was also an era of thoughts and intellectual accomplishments. A new social class known as the Philosophes emerged‚ they encouraged the French population to question their society. These ideas impacted the social‚ economical‚ political‚ and scientific aspects of society and were the cause of the French Revolution. The new proposition of government and society based upon the Enlightenment ideals of democracy‚ citizenship‚ and human rights set ahead by the philosophers such
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are three revolutions‚ the Glorious‚ American‚ and French‚ that heavily influenced the world we know today. These revolutions were all similar because they wanted to get rid of monarchies‚ they resisted taxes‚ and they were highly influenced by the Enlightenment. The Revolutions had their differences when the American and French killed numerous people‚ the American and Glorious had no Reign of Terror‚ and the Glorious and French had large amounts of debt. Although the Glorious‚ French‚ and American
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starting the American and French Revolution coincide together‚ but also differentiate. First reason that relates is the financial problem within the two governments. The second purpose for the French revolution is inequality being placed on the colonies in America and the third estate (common people) in France. Lastly‚ a reason for enacting the revolutions was for the countries natural crises. These are the various reasons for starting the American & French Revolution. Economics was a key part in
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to follow their ways. In France‚ 1789‚ the French Revolution started‚ the people of France lived under a Monarchy‚ and were put into the social classes of estates. The 1st estate which was the Priests and religious people‚ the second state or nobility‚ and the working class which is the third estate. A major cause of the revolution was the tax distribution along with the wealth distribution‚ the third estate paid more than 50% of the taxes while the other estates barely had to pay any. Along with
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“The French Revolution was a decisive period in the shaping of the modern west. It implemented the thought of the philosophies‚ destroyed the hierarchical and corporate society of the Old Regime‚ which was a legacy of the Middle Ages‚ promoted the interests of the bourgeoisie‚ and quickened the growth of the modern state” ( Perry. Chase. Jacob. Jacob. Von Laue‚ p. 462). The aristocracy of France was also weakened by the Revolution. The nobles no longer had their ancient rights and privileges making
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By the 18th century the third estate became aware of their oppression through various sources. These sources include the Influence of philosophers and the Echoes of the American war of independence. Goodwin states‚ the aim of the French philosophers‚ of the eighteenth century‚ was to liberate mankind from the fitter of ignorance and from subservience of outmoded practices. D. Richard further illustrated that philosophers such as‚ Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ Monesquieu and the encyclopedias
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