The French Revolution was heavily inspired by the ideas and writings of philosophers during the Enlightenment. These great thinkers‚ including Voltaire‚ Mary Wollstonecraft‚ and John Locke‚ contributed their different ways of thinking to the ideas that became the Revolution. One of the most important was Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ whose works were particularly influential. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712. He was raised solely by his father‚ after his only sibling ran away from
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other people did not like the king so he killed anyone who he thought or heard was a supporter of the king or liked the king.Eventually he started killing anyone who he did not like or looked at him funny.As a result he was executine on jul.27‚1794 after the committee of public safety placed him on the guillotine after killing around 40‚000 people.Acording to the documents most of the
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Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution Can you imagine powerful kings and queens being overthrown? Entire governments toppling by simple citizens who had no authority? A whole form of administration destroyed and modified‚ generally caused by the actions of a few selfish people? This isn’t an imaginary story‚ but a true historical event. The French Revolution endured for practically 10 years‚ starting in 1789 and ending in 1799. It is a very famous occurrence in history‚ and people of
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also helped the revolutionaries in many ways. Napoleon overall did more to help the efforts of the French Revolution than he did to negate the revolutions social and political reforms. In1792 when a crowd of Parisians stormed the Tuileries and slaughtered the kings’ guards France was a very troubled state. After grain prices quadrupled‚ the third estate of France led a rebellion and beheaded most of all French Nobles including the King and Queen. The goal was to establish peace in France. During those
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Napoléon: How his actions had affected Nationalism of France and Europe Napoléon and the tremendous effect of revolutionary change in creation of a greater nationalism in France and the rest of Europe. The change in nationalism is for the better have than worse in terms of the opportunities that arose from the actions of Napoléon. The opportunities that did arise were that of several countries were able to become nationalistic and establish their own Nations. The nationalism of France is affected
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moment when an idea‚ trend‚ or social behavior crosses a threshold‚ tips‚ and spreads like wildfire.” Symbolised by the Tennis Court Oath and the Storming of the Bastille‚ the outbreak of the French Revolution was caused by a buildup of many factors‚ finally causing the anger and frustration manifested in the French people to reach the tipping point as they took to the streets. This led to social and political upheaval‚ especially in Paris. Through examining Louis XVI’s inability to rule‚ the spread of
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had already claimed that land by La Salle in 1682. The French had established a fur trade with the Indians around that area developing friendly relations‚ economic alliances‚ and military alliances. Instead of controlling the Indians like the English‚ the French became friends and business partners‚ therefore the Indians became allies with France a lot easier than England. The Huron and the Algonquian Indian tribes were allied with the French‚ while the Iroquois Indians were allied with the English
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Aim Did the Treaty of Versailles Accomplish in Providing Peace? The main goal of the Treaty of Versailles was to keep peace. Georges Clemenceau from France was part of the Big 3 and he utterly despised Germany. He believed that if Germany was weakened and broken down into little pieces they could never start another war or threaten France again. He mainly wanted Germany to be severely punished and they were. A large section of the Treaty dealt with the punishment of Germany because many others
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Philosophers generally give meaning to things‚ and give their take on society‚ sometimes even influencing people 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
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Joseph Marie Barnave‚ a French politician after the storming of the Bastille. He was referring to those who had died in the event. On July 14th‚ 1789‚ revolutionaries stormed the Bastille in Paris‚ France‚ springing the French Revolution into action‚ and finally ending in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte built an empire. The conflict lasted ten years; the compromise was long and difficult‚ with trials and errors. The revolution was important; it improved patriotism‚ changed the French government‚ and inspired
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