the part of the monarchs themselves before the French Revolution‚ there were a number of other issues that had a dramatic impact on the French financial situation. For one thing‚ the national debt was quite large in the years before the French Revolution. In addition to the fact that there were several bad decisions made by officials and advisors as they tried to improve the financial situation after the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution‚ both of which almost decimated the treasury because
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The Three Revolutions The three Revolutions are the American‚ French‚ and Mexican Revolutions. All of these Revolutions were influenced for many different reasons. The reason that was present in all three was an unfair law system. This law system includes unfair rulers and the violation of the rights and liberties of the citizens. The outcome of all of them were similar in some ways‚ but there were differences in others. The American Revolution was the first of all of the Revolutions. The American
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1700-1800s Haiti‚ France‚ and the U.S. went through revolutions which sought the same goals‚ freedom and liberty‚ but how each of them got there was due to their individual social causes. The French revolution came about due to a number of social causes which created the perfect time for the people to rebel. These social causes consisted of the enlightenment‚ inequality between rich and poor‚ and taxing. These three main points appear in the other revolutions. In France at the time 98% of the population
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Assess the historical significance of the French Revolution. The French Revolution‚ which took place at the very end of the 18th Century in France‚ was of crucial significance to the history of modern day society. It was to be one of the most important political and sociological reformations in history‚ and brought an end to the legitimacy and sovereignty of the monarchy‚ aristocracy and clergy‚ and instilled reforms upon liberal principles and democratic notions and important fundamental notions
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Question 1 The French Revolution and the Enlightenment period are two different events that are credited with the emergence of the science of sociology in Europe. These events occurred in the late 17th century and early 18th century. The French revolution lasted a decade and was characterized with political and social commotion in France and western Europe. It had a significant impact on the society as it changed its structure eliminating the social difference between people in the society. People
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1804) <br> <br>According to Joseph Weber‚ foster brother of Queen Antoinette‚ there were three primary causes of the French revolution ’the disorder of the finances‚ the state of mind‚ and the war in America.’ The ’disorder in the finances’ acknowledged that the bankruptcy of the monarchy opened the doors to defiance of the King’s authority. The greatest single cause of the revolution was the economic crisis‚ which forced the King to recall the redundant Estates General which had not been called since
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Following the French-Indian there were many changes that happened in colonial America. Many things economical‚ social‚ and politically affected the colonist’s opinion of England negatively causing the war for independence. Following the French-Indian war‚ England was in great war debt. The solution to this was to tax the colonies. They did so many times without giving the colonists a say which angered them greatly. These external taxes were much less than the internal self-taxing of when the colonies
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The French Revolution is the effect of generations of weak unfit rulers that did not understand the importance of proper budgeting and fairness. Another key component was the French citizens realizing what step they needed to do in order to run and govern a successful country. In the time era t there was an increase in the general public. Other things leading up the the point of revolt are taxiaction to the people that they ruled and what they invested that money in. The ideas of human rights also
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The French and Russian Revolutions The French and the Russian revolution both occurred mainly due to two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar‚ they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two revolutions is the
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The idea of a government ran by the people. The first main act of the Revolution is the storming of the Bastille. The rebels stole guns from all over Paris but needed gunpowder and the only way to get it was in the Bastille. The Bastille was a fortress that was suppose to protect France. It was made up of 8 huge columns and was a square shape. The storming of the Bastille is a national
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