FRENCH REVOLUTION Q.1) Explain the following terms:- a) Guillotine Ans) The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr .Guillotine who invented it. b) Subsistence crisis Ans) the population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 2 8million in 1789.This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which
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French Revolution Questions The Outbreak of the Revolution: 1) French society around 1789 was split into three groups of people or the Three Estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy or the leaders of the church. The Second Estate were the nobles who were highly privileged. The Third and final estate consisted of peasants‚ city workers‚ and the middle class‚ all of which were taxes heavily and underprivileged. 2) The complains of the Third Estate were they were being taxed to heavily
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crafted it. 1Bridging from chapter 3‚ with the end of the Katipunan‚ chapter 4‚ reveals how the Philippine Republic‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ used the "spirit" brought about by the war as inspiration to further fight for freedom. 2It was now Aguinaldo’s job to revolt against the American colonizers plus international recognition was sought after. 3The Malolos government was the main leading party yet many challenges still came their way‚ not only from the invaders but from several Filipino revolt
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The Industrial Revolution: Effects The Industrial Revolution started in England around 1733 with the first cotton mill. A more modern world had begun. As new inventions were being created‚ factories followed soon after. However‚ the Industrial Revolution brought severe consequences to society. The factory owners needed cheap‚ unskilled labor‚ so they profited greatly by using children and women to run the machines. By the age of 6‚ many children were already working 14 hours a day in factories
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The main Causes of the 1848 revolution are as follows: 1) Socialism: Socialism was getting exposure at this time. The main factor of socialism was the rise of workers issues‚ which were things like low wages‚ long hours and poor working and living conditions. Because of the exposure of socialism‚ ideas there were uprising in Lyons in 1831 and 1834. 2) The franchise (who had the right to vote): There were 2 strands that wanted the current amount of people who were allowed to vote to be expanded
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French Revolution… The French Revolution was a turning point in France’s history. It was the first time a population revolted against the monarchy and established a republic. The outcomes of the French revolution on the understanding of Nationalism included creating the “Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen”‚ abolishing the monarchy establishing a republic‚ and helped spur the industrial revolution in France. The Declaration of Rights of man and of the Citizen stated that all men were
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The British Revolution During the late 1700s America fought for colonial independence against Great Britain in what’s known as the American Revolutionary War. And when the unorganized farmers of America actually defeated powerful and superior Great Britain it shocked the world. So what made the colonists become so angry and hungry for independence? Despite what most people think‚ the American Revolution should really be called the British Revolution because‚ although the American colonists underwent
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Women and The Revolution The New England colonies were to be a place for people to start over‚ to get away from the monarchy and religion in Europe. The colonies had gained a reputation for equality and social democracy of sorts. Religious tolerance‚ freedom of speech and freedom of press were rights that New Englanders hailed as revolutionary. But society limitations were still in place‚ not for men‚ but women. Eighteenth century men were known as the patriarchs of the family‚ heads of the
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The Age of Revolutions is often a term used for a period of time‚ usually between 1760 -1848. Although the term encompasses many revolutions across the globe‚ it isn’t very often that these events are examined as a whole; compared and contrasted to show the similarities‚ differences‚ and even some potential catalytic properties between them. The book The Age of Revolutions in Global Context‚ c. 1760-1840‚ put together and edited by David Armitage and Sanjay Subrahmanyam‚ is a book of essays collaborated
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The Industrial Revolution began over 200 years ago. It changed theway in which many products‚ including cloth and textiles‚ weremanufactured. It is called a "revolution" beacuse the changes it causedwere great and sudden. It greatly affected the way people lived andworked. This revolution helped to bring about the modern world weknow today in many ways. The Industrial Revolution was a major change in the nature of production in which machines replaced tools and steam and otherenergy
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