The French Revolution of 1789-1799 is one of the most important events in history. The Revolution led to many changes in France. It created new definitions and new ideas to the political ideas of the people. France was the strongest European force and the war changed their outlook on ideas. The French Revolution lasted for a long period of ten years. The primary cause of the revolution was the disagreements on ideas of reform. No official power was corrupt‚ but the whole system of government needing
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for as long as memory can serve‚ and is not limited to a specific time period or region. Today‚ individuals are still fighting for equality among all people‚ regardless of differences. Revolutions such as the French Revolution were built on the basis of attempting to achieve equality for all. The French Revolution was viewed as unfair and unequal when it came to taxation by the Third Estate‚ the citizens of France. Voting rights were an issue that spurred uproar with the people as the bourgeoisie
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The French Revolution changed the world. France indeed would not have been the way it is now if its revolutionary actions were not taken. To understand the revolution and why it came to be‚ we must examine the events leading to it‚ and the conditions of its people. Prerevolutionary France was under the leadership of Louis XVI (reigned 1643 to 1715) in a form of government known as an absolute monarchy. All power is given to the king. They exhibit the right to make laws and to enforce them‚ the
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person he talked to. His rule caused great suffering in France and was completely oblivious to it. The commoners had no power what so ever and where controlled basically by the first two estates. They were taxed the heaviest‚ they had a little more than half of the land and they made up almost the whole population. All of this angered the commoners thus sparking the Revolution. The life of a peasant in France could be summed up to a disparity of wealth. The nobility was taxed very little while the
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Simon Schama’s Power of Art‚ Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) David is associated with neoclassicism and the Enlightenment “Death of Marat‚” 1793 “A painting both beautiful and repulsive” “Unforgettable masterpiece and unforgettable crime” The Marriage of Figaro‚ play by Beaumarchais‚ 1778 Denounces aristocratic privilege‚ the king called it detestable “Oath of the Horatii‚” 1784 Paradigm of neoclassical art Three brothers from the Roman Horatii family agree to fight with three brothers
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France’s 1789 revolution marked a turning point for the nation as it became both a symbol of the resistance against tyranny for France as well as social change for the better. The first revolution gave both left wing and right wing groups inspiration in how to make France better. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and the end of the first French Revolution‚ France went through several revolutions and rebellions all inspired by the first revolution‚ then having a national revolution from the fascist
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NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION "We have finished the romance of the Revolution‚ we must now begin its history‚ only seeking for what is real and practicable in the application of its principles‚ and not what is speculative and hypothetical." After Brumaire (9-10 Nov. 1799) --the coup d’etat which first set Napoleon on the path to becoming the supreme executive of a French empire-- Napoleon declared‚ "The Revolution is made fast on the principles on which it began; the Revolution is finished
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The American Revolution was the revolt of the English colonies in North America that occurred between 1775 and 1783‚ which resulted in the establishment of the United States. The Independence of the United States is considered the first American Revolution (the second was the Civil War). It was a landmark in the Old Regime crisis because it broke the unity of the colonial system. The thirteen American colonies were formed from the seventeenth century. In the late eighteenth century‚ there were 680
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one of the most outstanding politicians of the French Revolution from 1789 until 1794. At the beginning of his career he was only a democratic‚ however‚ since he was the leader of the Jacobins‚ he managed to rise the power in France and establish a dictatorship of terror where he was implanting the power to all of his companions. Years later‚ the Convention had enough of him and send him to the guillotine‚ they did with Robespierre the same thing he did with those who risen against him or the reign
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Henry H How did international events of the eighteenth century affect the French Revolution? The effects of the French Revolution were vast and far reaching. The overthrowing of the monarchy quickly dealt a near fatal blow to the old feudal and monarchic system that had controlled Europe for centuries (Jörgensen‚ C). The Revolution got rid of serfdom and federal dues peasants previously had to pay to kings (Jörgensen‚ C). Outside of Europe‚ in South America‚ the spanish colonies saw a weakened
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