The pivotal event of European history in the eighteenth century was the French Revolution. From its outbreak in 1789‚ the Revolution touched and transformed social values and political systems in France‚ in Europe‚ and eventually throughout the world. France’s revolutionary regime conquered much of Western Europe with its arms and with its ideology. But not without considerable opposition at home and abroad. Its ideals defined the essential aspirations of modern liberal society‚ while its bloody
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The French Revolution had many factors that caused its upbringing. When Louis XVI took control over France‚ it was already in a downward spiral due to past issues. After many tries to fix the country of France‚ Louis XVI continued to fail and a reform was wanted by many. The Third estate wanted to take their idea of a reformation and put it into action by creating a new government. Lead by Maximilien Robespierre‚ a majority of the French population started looking for the light at the end of the
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The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment as natural rights were supported by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen‚ women’s equality displayed in the women’s march‚ and freedom of speech expressed through the speech expressed through Marat’s newspaper “Friend of the People.” The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment by promoting women’s equality. Women’s equality expressed that all people should be treated equal which was an idea believed by
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because everybody is unique and has different ideas. One-person rebelling can cause the end to another person‚ government‚ or society. This very thing happened in France during the French revolution. In France many governmental systems took place because of the French Revolution. The first government of the French revolution was a Monarchy that also had the Old Regime. It consisted of three social classes‚ the Catholic Clergy‚ Rich Nobles‚ then the Lower Class‚ which included peasants‚ urban workers
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In my opinion The French Revolution was a success. The middle class was influence By the theories of Enlightenment and was familiar with the recent American Revolution. They fought for freedom and equality. In 1789 financial times were hard in France. The peasants were upset that the nobles were living lavish collecting taxes‚ while they suffered. The France social system was out of date and consisted of three Estates. The first Estates were the clergy‚ paid no taxes and lived a good easy life
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Leconte directed movie starring Charles Berling and Jean Rochefort. The movie depicts eighteenth century France and the court of Louis XVI at Versailles leading up to the French Revolution. The word Ridicule is both a good title for the movie and a good description of the time leading up to‚ and one of the causes of‚ the French Revolution. The Movie Ridicule is about a man journeys to Versailles to see the King in hopes of retaining financial backing to drain the swamps of his homeland so his people
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Nearly nothing the Montagnards accomplished during their rule aided the rebuilding of post revolution era France. After the loss of a centuries old government‚ the creation of a stable new system that could follow the wills of the people whilst keeping the country in check was imperative. However‚ the government that followed could hardly be described
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Sans-Culotte‚ make up 99% of the population of France; this equates to 28 million angry and hungry people looking for change. It is 1794 and we have already taken many steps in assuring our expectations are met. We have been brought to the forefront of the revolution and our presence is influential in the overthrow of the monarchy. We have been neglected and been misleadingly depicted as urban proletariat‚ valiantly resisting hard-faced capitalism. (Wright‚ 1974) The self-righteous‚ obnoxious inhabitants
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During 1700s‚ France suffered a developing crisis that would eventually intensify. To begin with‚ numerous factors led to the cause of the French Revolution‚ which unavoidably transformed the appearance of France’s social‚ economic and political status. First of all‚ the beginning of the crisis was when France suffered poor harvest which ultimately damaged the economy. Secondly‚ they suffered financial difficulties due to the fact that the king spends his money excessively. In addition‚ the foremost
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French feudalism started in the 9th century and formally abolished on the night of 4 August 1789 during the French Revolution. In France most noblemen believed Feudalism was the best way to own or manage land. An aristocrat would give vassals land and in exchange the vassal promised military service to the lord. Although Feudalism was a very self-sufficient system of governing‚ it did have its negative side. For example most vassals could not travel outside of their region unless it was to defend
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